Are Astrology, Numerology etc really dependable on what they predict? Shouldn't we leave everything on God?

Answer 1

Astrology and numerology etc are actually nothing but a crap of lies, a mere means to earn fast and easy money.
We should read the Holy Bible everyday. Everything there is true. How do we know? Faith is the answer! True, devout Christians do not see to believe; they believe in order to see.
May my answer bless you. Hallelujah!

Answer 2

I won't comment on astrology or numerology.... but the phrase 'shouldn't we leave everything on God' sounds defeatist and unproductive. Maybe we should try to create a Utopia instead. I imagine God would be proud.

Answer 3

I'm not religious, but I do have heavy sociological / anthropological background. If you feel the need to "fear" your God, then it's because you feel guilty for something, or you want to feel victimized. Most folks don't fear their God. They love their God. God is like the ultimate leader. As Machiavelli said, a good leader must be both loved and feared. If he is just loved, then people will still do what they want against his wishes at times. If he is just feared, then they won't love their own lives, only doing what he wants out of fear of ramifications. If they love and fear him, then they will do what he wants out of love and respect first, and out of fear second. Let me try to use a different analogy for God... God, in most peoples' eyes, is like a good parent. A good parent uses 2 parts love and 1 part discipline to ensure people lead a good life. 1 part love is unconditional. God loves you unconditionally, because you are his creation. (Just as a parent loves their child unconditionally). 1 part love is for positive reinforcement. God shows you love to reward your good behavior. This is what most folks call "blessings", "miracles", etc. Parents do the same with them children; give them hugs when they succeed. 1 part discipline is used for negative reinforcement. God punishes people when they've been bad. Parents do the same to children. Now, most people will follow a Godly life simply because they respect and love God due to 1 part unconditional love, and 1 part positive reinforcement. If that doesn't work then they fear the 1 part discipline. However, what's "blessing" and "punishment" from God is subjective. Different religions, and even individuals, may see something as a blessing while others see it as a curse. Everyone can see whatever they want into something. When a mother hugs a child, it's pretty tangible that it's a hug. But, when a person finds $5 on the street is that a blessing? What if it just enables them to do something bad? I think the better way to look at God is that he gives people chances. The $5 is an opportunity. How the person chooses to use that opportunity dictates whether it's a "blessing" or "curse".

Answer 4

You voted for bush didn't you. Astrology is nothing more than a fun indulgence, seriously lighten up. We are all just trying to deal with everyday boredom, it's no worse than watching TV or reading a book it is up to the person weather they believe in those things, just like it is your right to believe in your God. Truth seekers no what I'm talking about

Answer 5

Dear Anthony G,

i don't think the question is whether or not they are "dependable". The true question is what is the source? Clearly Astrology, numerology, and such are not from God. The Bible clearly teaches that and although astrologists, psychics, etc. will say that they received their "special gift" from God to help society- the Bible explicitly teaches against that and in fact when you look at the list of spiritual gifts in the Bible- astrology, etc. are not a part of them. In fact you just have to look at the Old Testament and you saw Moses battling with the "magicians" of Pharoah.

So if you catch my drift, even if astrologers, etc. were accurate, it has to make you wonder where does that source of power come from.

I've had some Christian friends who dwelled in those sorts of things (curiosity) etc, before they came to faith in Christ- one of my friends walked into a psychic and she tried to scare him by calling him "Christian Boy". She may have power, but it wasn't from God, and that's pretty scary...

Hope that helps,

Nickster

Answer 6

There is no evidence that either astrology or numerology has any worth as a predictor of anything. Neither, for that matter, does anything to do with God have predictive value -- that would be evidence, not faith.

Answer 7

Is Astrology the Key to Your Future?


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HOW can you improve your life and find success in the pursuit of love and money? Many people look to astrology for the answer. Every day millions consult newspaper horoscopes in the hope of improving their prospects. Even world leaders have been known to guide their decisions by the stars.
Is astrology trustworthy? How do astrologers make their predictions? Should Christians allow celestial bodies to determine how they live?
What Is Astrology?
According to The World Book Encyclopedia, astrology “is based on the belief that the heavenly bodies form patterns that can reveal a person’s character or future.” Astrologers claim that the precise positions of the planets and the signs of the zodiac at the time of a person’s birth can influence his life course.* The position of these heavenly bodies at any given moment is called a horoscope.
Belief in astrology is ancient. Some four thousand years ago, the Babylonians began to predict the future according to the positions of the sun, the moon, and the five most visible planets. They claimed that these heavenly bodies exerted certain forces that affected human behavior. Later they incorporated the signs of the zodiac into their predictions.
A Long History of Failure
The Bible highlights the connection between Babylon and astrology, and several times it makes reference to Babylonian astrologers. (Daniel 4:7; 5:7, 11) In the days of the prophet Daniel, astrology was so widespread in Chaldea (Babylonia) that using the term “Chaldeans” was practically the same as referring to astrologers.
Daniel witnessed not only the influence of astrology on Babylon but also the failure of its astrologers to predict the fall of the city. (Daniel 2:27) Note what the prophet Isaiah had accurately foretold two centuries earlier. “Let your astrologers come forward and save you—those people who study the stars, who map out the zones of the heavens and tell you from month to month what is going to happen to you,” Isaiah wrote scornfully. “They will not even be able to save themselves.”—Isaiah 47:13, 14, Today’s English Version.
Apparently, the Babylonian astrologers could not foretell their city’s downfall even a few hours in advance. And when God’s own adverse judgment appeared on the wall of King Belshazzar’s palace, the astrologers proved incapable of interpreting the cryptic writing.—Daniel 5:7, 8.
Today astrologers have not proved any more effective in predicting significant events. After examining more than 3,000 specific astrological predictions, scientific investigators R. Culver and Philip Ianna came to the conclusion that only 10 percent were accurate. Any well-informed analyst could do better than that.
In Conflict With Bible Teachings
The Hebrew prophets, however, did not reject astrology merely because of its manifest failure to predict the future accurately. The Law that God gave to Moses specifically warned the Israelites against looking for omens. “There should not be found in you . . . anyone who employs divination . . . or anyone who looks for omens,” the Law stated. “Everybody doing these things is something detestable to Jehovah.”—Deuteronomy 18:10, 12.
Although astrology is not mentioned by name in that scripture, the prohibition evidently included the practice. The Encyclopædia Britannica notes that astrology is a “type of divination that consists in forecasting earthly and human events by means of observing and interpreting the fixed stars, the Sun, the Moon, and the planets.” All forms of divination—whether based on the stars or other objects—violate God’s guidelines. Why? There is good reason.
Rather than attribute our successes or failures to the stars, the Bible clearly states that “whatever a man is sowing, this he will also reap.” (Galatians 6:7) God holds each of us responsible for our actions, since we are free moral agents. (Deuteronomy 30:19, 20; Romans 14:12) True, we may suffer an accident or an illness because of events beyond our control. But such calamities, the Scriptures explain, are due to “time and unforeseen occurrence,” not our horoscope.—Ecclesiastes 9:11.
With regard to human relationships, the Bible urges us to clothe ourselves with such qualities as compassion, kindness, lowliness of mind, mildness, long-suffering, and love. (Colossians 3:12-14) These qualities are the key to forging lasting friendships and strengthening marriages. “Astrological affinity” is not a reliable guide for choosing a marriage mate. Psychologist Bernard Silverman analyzed the birth horoscopes of some 3,500 couples, 17 percent of whom had subsequently become divorced. He did not find a lower divorce rate among those who had married a partner who was ‘astrologically compatible.’
Clearly, astrology is both unreliable and misleading. It could cause us to blame the stars rather than ourselves when we make mistakes. Above all, it is clearly condemned in God’s Word.

* The signs of the zodiac are the 12 different heavenly constellations used by astrology.

Answer 8

Well...I've never really given that a serious thought, cause I love reading my horoscope and I love numerology...thats all that matters to me.

Answer 9

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Answer 10

Double no,

1) Not at ALL accurate. Not that any astrologer I have yet met understands that last sentence.

2) Leave everything to God? We still need to eat, not sit by and trust to God that He will feed you - he chose the means to feed by giving us grains and animals and whatnot (if he in fact exists, of course), but that is never an excuse for us to get lazy.