The equivalent of this under the Law of Moses was the command that all witches, those who used "divination" (another name for witchcraft) and those who made their children pass through the fire were to be killed immediately (Deut.18:10,11; Ex.22:18). Those who put their children through fire were not the actual witches - the witches and leading idolaters taught that to secure protection against the forces of evil, the children of those who wanted protection had to be made to pass through fire. So we see that both witches and those who used them were to be killed; and under the new covenant the punishment for doing the same thing is exclusion from the Kingdom of God.
Anafafanua: "Nawaambia mapema kama nilivyokwisha kuwaambia (yaani haya yalitiliwa msisitizo katika mafundisho ya Paulo), Ya kwamba watu watendao mambo ya jinsi hiyo, yakufanana na hayo hawataurithi ufalme wa Mungu"Uwiano wa hili chini ya sheri ya Musa, amri ilikuwa kwamba wachawi wote, wote wanaoagua au kupiga ramli (jina lingine la Uchawi) na hao waliopitisha watoto wao chini ya moto waliuliwa mara moja (K/torati. 18: 10,11; Kut. 22: 18). Waliopitisha watoto wao motoni hawakuwa ni wachawi hasa - Wachawi na viongozi wa Ibada ya sanamu walifundisha kwamba ili kujilinda dhidi ya nguvu za uovu, watotot wa hao waliotaka ulinzi waliwapitisha katika moto.