Deuteronomy 18:9 - 18:13 (New International Version)
Detestable Practices
9 When you enter the land the LORD your God is giving you, do not learn to imitate the detestable ways of the nations there. 10 Let no one be found among you who sacrifices his son or daughter in [a] the fire, who practices divination or sorcery, interprets omens, engages in witchcraft, 11 or casts spells, or who is a medium or spiritist or who consults the dead. 12 Anyone who does these things is detestable to the LORD, and because of these detestable practices the LORD your God will drive out those nations before you. 13 You must be blameless before the LORD your God.
http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?book_id=5&chapter=18&version=31
2006-10-01 06:36:39 · 22 answers · asked by I-C-U 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
yes, I knew. but thanks for the reminder. :-)
2006-10-01 06:39:47 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
I most likely believe what a few men and women say however here's what I must say! a million-the bible is only a guide two-the pagan faith is older and fitter than Christianity three-god isn't a few pleasant guy residing in an additional realm guiding or intervening with earth, god is a healthful oneness where all of us got here (kinda just like the enormous bang) and technological know-how is concluding this four-whether it is dangerous to manage the forces on this planet or in an additional size or realm then any kind of technological know-how might be regarded evil (chemistry (electrical energy) nuclear vigour) quantum ties, jumping, and wormholes! five-you do not know what the satan is and most likely were blinded because of Christianity, Judaism etc. why do not you study pope leo the thirteenth considering god and devil paintings in combination as 2 extremities of the equal vigour style of like scorching and bloodless 6-faith is a sort of manipulate where you have to holiday from additionally pointing out the Vatican is likely one of the so much evil areas on this planet! 7-i'm a obviously born magician, wizard ecs. I have regularly been this manner its now not my faith its my nature! your religions suck and lead you off course from precise metaphysical, bodily, intellectual, and religious evolution! allow cross of those religions and be one with traditional forces! fail to remember what the books say considering there all written by way of guys. use those as advantage and knowledge now not as lifestyles controlling courses! thanks
2016-08-29 09:41:05 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It should be remembered that our generation is the furthest removed from the perfecton of the Garden Of Eden. Further, the "New Testament" ("Greek Scriptures") tells us that the whole world is lying in the power of the wicked one.
Yet, there is something nobody can force someone else to do. Nobody can force someone to care. Governments, police, etc. can force someone to submit to authority, and arrest them if they don't, but no power on earth can make a person care about something.
Those who practice such things (divination, magic, etc.) don't care if it offends God -- probably most don't believe in him anyway.
However, I tell you this: At the instant of death, nothing matters but religion, whether a person cared about it in life or not. The reason is that no government, no country, no authority can offer life after this one (good or bad life). Only religion can do that. For those who choose to ignore it, well, they will face the consequences. As for religion itself, there a many throughout the world, but only truth will endure in the end. Pleasing the One who can offer life seems to be a natural course to take, but it isn't the way of most of the world.
As for me, I don't watch or practice anything involving magic, sorcery, demonism, and so forth. I don't want anything to do with it. That even includes demonistic, magical TV shows. However, I speak only for myself in this. Each has to make up his/her own mind.
2006-10-01 07:22:30 · answer #3 · answered by LSF 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-10-01 14:07:06 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Religion was only invented to control the people. The elite who wrote the bible made sure to prohibit all other forms of belief and supernatural practice so that everyone would follow the religion they were inventing for them.
So naturally, the inventors defamed any preexisting belief systems.
2006-10-01 06:39:36 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Bible is not the Absolute Truth in the Universe
2006-10-01 07:23:36 · answer #6 · answered by ۞Aum۞ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yep. There were a lot of nasty practices back then. God wanted to separate the nation of Israel from the wicked nations. He also wanted to make clear those practices that would set them apart from Him.
Today, I think there's far less danger of "spiritual evil", except in those practices that set people apart from God. Checking our horoscope in the paper is amusing, but a little misleading in terms of real advice (for example). If a person lived their life by their horoscope, they're definitely setting themselves apart from God (self delusion).
People who claim to be "witches" or "wiccans" or even praciticioners of magic are really TRULY deluding themselves. Studying the history and customs of druids and wiccans is interesting, but centering your life around such things? Definitely not a Godly way of life.
In short, I don't think God is going to blast such people with lightning, (New Covenant, you know) but He is shaking His head in sadness as people delude themselves away from Him.
2006-10-01 06:48:46 · answer #7 · answered by roberticvs 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I suppose it's all a matter of whether or not you believe in the biblical God. Does the Lord not also preach not to judge??
2006-10-01 06:39:49 · answer #8 · answered by CHRYSTAL I 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Don't think so. Especially if a plethora of the people in the bible ascribe to the characteristics above mentioned.
2006-10-01 06:38:37 · answer #9 · answered by Corey 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Did you know that your post is not really a question, but merely a religious foaming-at-the-mouth rant? You should give yourself some time to decompress before you turn on your computer after a steamy Sunday at church.
2006-10-01 06:41:48 · answer #10 · answered by My Evil Twin 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Did you know that they really are not evil?
Killing people I will accept as evil.
Harming children and raping people I will also define as evil.
Trying to divine the future and worshiping nature.............I don't believe in it but by NO stretch of the imagination can I understand it as evil.
2006-10-01 06:44:43 · answer #11 · answered by thewolfskoll 5 · 4⤊ 0⤋