Ok so my mom and dad g oto church every sunday. and im a christian. But one of my hobbies are going to fortune tellers for fun and see if some things they tell me actually come tru! and sometimes times they are rite! but my parents think im worshiping them which im surly not. its more of a hobby. they tell me its wrong if im a christian, but i think they are wrong.
2007-08-22 15:03:17 · 32 answers · asked by Mindy 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
i told them i do it for fun but the dont understand. I honestly dont think its wrong because even tho i go to fortune tellers i still attend church and pray!
2007-08-22 15:10:17 · update #1
Your mom and dad should chill. I am a Christian, and I enjoy reading horoscopes for the same reason. That doesn't mean I believe in astrology as a religion, it's just fun.
2007-08-22 15:11:50 · answer #1 · answered by babbie 6 · 2⤊ 4⤋
If you believe in God, then you know that no one can tell you what is in store, but Him, making fortune tellers worthless. They may be right sometimes, but God is perfect all the time. Respect your parents. They have been around a lot longer than you and have seen and been through things that you have no idea about yet. Sure it may seem harmless to you now, But there is more to fortune tellers than meets the eye.
Feel me?
2007-08-23 06:46:39 · answer #2 · answered by Califiyah 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God ordained prophets in the past. But if they're telling you which guy is going to like you or one of your friends is going to betray you, that's smaller stuff than God warning He's going to destroy a city...
I understand about it being a hobby. It can be interesting! But they always said that you can judge whether a prophet is of God if EVERYTHING they say comes true. If not...the potential of doing something wrong may outweigh a "fun hobby."
I guess the next question would be if you ascribe to their beliefs..if so, i'm afraid they're right. It's even in the bible. Prophets are okay, fortunetellers are not. Only ones ordained by God are permissable. If you don't ascribe to their beliefs, then theres no reason to ask the question. It moves to worldly morals and that's where you decide on your own.
2007-08-22 15:17:15 · answer #3 · answered by cthulhu_kisses 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I see where you both are coming from. You see the thrill, and your parents see a sin. I understand you just wanting to see if the fortune is right, but that's why everyone goes to fortune tellers, to see if their future will turn out. I don't think you're worshiping them, but you ARE acknowleding them, and taking place in things like that is wrong.
2007-08-22 15:28:50 · answer #4 · answered by spinelli 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
As a guy I could say I go to strip clubs as a hobby. It's an art appreciation thing.
Why does it matter so much to you what those fortune tellers say? Isn't trusting God enough?
You're opening the door for Satan to establish a strongholdin your life just as I would be doing looking at the artwork.
You may not be worshiping them outright, but you're sitting on the fence without even realizing it. You've fallen for another one of Satan's little deceptions. Read about Eve and the serpent again.
2007-08-22 15:14:29 · answer #5 · answered by High Flyer 4 · 4⤊ 2⤋
Yeah.....
So this woman I know broke up with her abusive husband and then she called a fortune teller on a 900 number. The fortune teller told her to go back with the guy and everything would be okay.
I did not go to the funeral.
I do not think fortune tellers are funny, or kewl or even okay.
2007-08-22 15:16:38 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋
You are playing with fire and opening yourself up to deceiving spirits.
The Bible makes it very clear there are only two sources of supernatural revelation - the power of God and the power of Satan.
God explicitly condemns going to fortunetellers:
"When you come into the land that the LORD your God is giving you, you shall not learn to follow the abominable practices of those nations. There shall not be found among you anyone who burns his son or his daughter as an offering,anyone who practices divination or tells fortunes or interprets omens, or a sorcerer or a charmer or a medium or a necromancer or one who inquires of the dead, for whoever does these things is an abomination to the LORD. And because of these abominations the LORD your God is driving them out before you.You shall be blameless before the LORD your God,for these nations, which you are about to dispossess, listen to fortune-tellers and to diviners. But as for you, the LORD your God has not allowed you to do this."
Deuteronomy 18:9-14, English Standard Version
There is one case of a girl who could tell fortunes in Acts chapter 16.
The Apostle Paul cast a spirit out of her and immediately she lost her ability to tell fortunes.
Do you really want to play around with demons?
Repent, turn around while you can, and renounce these things, and ask the Lord to forgive you, before you become enslaved by them.
2007-08-22 15:17:46 · answer #7 · answered by wefmeister 7 · 4⤊ 1⤋
Check out the book of Micah, there are quite a few references to fortune tellers, seers, and soothsayers.
Also look into what they are REALLY telling you. Is it mostly information about the past, sprinkled with some vague reference to the future? That is nothing more than familiar spirits who have been around forever and know everything that has HAPPENED...past tense. The bible tells us that God and God alone knows the future so what exactly are they telling you?
Not really something that you want to be playing around with!
2007-08-22 15:11:34 · answer #8 · answered by cbmultiplechoice 5 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Fortune telling is a sin, and you are not supposed to have "fun" with the things that are sinful, and may even lead you to sin. I know you are not worshiping them, but if you have God's spirit within you, you'll consider such things to be an abomination as they truly are!
A few references below
Jesus frees us from all addictions to sin,
Andrew
2007-08-22 15:42:50 · answer #9 · answered by Andrew W. Peoples 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ephesians 6:1, Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right.
Obey your parents, in the Lord. They love you. The people who are going against their instruction to you, do not.
Revelation 22:12-21 the last chapter in God's written Word says;
12And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be.
13I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last.
14Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city.
15For without are dogs, and SORCERERS, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie.
16I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, and the bright and morning star.
17And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely.
18For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book:
19And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book.
20He which testifieth these things saith, Surely I come quickly. Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus.
21The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.
Please don't disrespect your Lord and Savior.
2007-08-22 15:26:52 · answer #10 · answered by 4HIM- Christians love 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Seeking a psychic is not wrong, nor is it evil!!! The negativity that reaches you is man made. Don't listen to these people filling your brain that it is evil. That is for the misguided people that think that everything the Bible says is true.
Just be careful. Make sure that you are dealing with a reputable psychic that is working for God and through God. Nothing is wrong with making sure you are on the right path in your life and yes, all for God!!
P.S. If a psychic ever tells you to give them more money to lift a curse for you......run and find reputable psychic. There is no such thing as a curse. Unless of course you want to believe in such a ridiculous thing.
2007-08-22 15:18:00 · answer #11 · answered by kys 4 · 0⤊ 3⤋