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if, for instance it is calm at work, and someone says it out loud, it will get busy
Well, first I looked up the definition of the word "Superstition" and this is what two dictionary sources say:
(W-M Dict.)- 1 a : a belief or practice resulting from ignorance, fear of the unknown, trust in magic or chance, or a false conception of causation
b : an irrational abject attitude of mind toward the supernatural, nature, or God resulting from superstition
(TheFreeDictionary.com) - 1. An irrational belief that an object, action, or circumstance not logically related to a course of events influences its outcome.
1 Peter 2:15 tells us what God thinks of "ignorance"
"For this is the will of God, that by doing good you should put to silence the ignorance of foolish people." - English Standard
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Acts 17:22-31 There may have been a time that God overlooked the "ignorance" or superstitious faith of the "men of Athens". Verse 30, tells us that God has since then set a day and requires all to repent. That means turn away from practicing superstitious faith that is contrary to what he requires of his followers.
(verse 31) "For he has set a day when he will judge the world with justice by the man he has appointed. He has given proof of this to everyone by raising him from the dead." - New International Version
Since Christ's resurrection, we are no longer ignorant. And ignorance will not be an excuse for not knowing what the Heavenly Father expects and demands from us. So, I guess "Superstition" or superstitious thinking is just not something a faithful Christian would choose to buy into.
(W-M Dict.)- 1 a : a belief or practice resulting from ignorance, fear of the unknown, trust in magic or chance, or a false conception of causation
b : an irrational abject attitude of mind toward the supernatural, nature, or God resulting from superstition
(TheFreeDictionary.com) - 1. An irrational belief that an object, action, or circumstance not logically related to a course of events influences its outcome.
1 Peter 2:15 tells us what God thinks of "ignorance"
"For this is the will of God, that by doing good you should put to silence the ignorance of foolish people." - English Standard
Version
Acts 17:22-31 There may have been a time that God overlooked the "ignorance" or superstitious faith of the "men of Athens". Verse 30, tells us that God has since then set a day and requires all to repent. That means turn away from practicing superstitious faith that is contrary to what he requires of his followers.
(verse 31) "For he has set a day when he will judge the world with justice by the man he has appointed. He has given proof of this to everyone by raising him from the dead." - New International Version
Since Christ's resurrection, we are no longer ignorant. And ignorance will not be an excuse for not knowing what the Heavenly Father expects and demands from us. So, I guess "Superstition" or superstitious thinking is just not something a faithful Christian would choose to buy into.
Hi trukin, I did respond to your question in another post. But now that I know where you're coming from, let me say that I really appreciate a provocative line of questioning because it's good thinking and reasoning practice and I like to take the opportunity to search the scriptures for God's thoughts. I've learned that many people on websites like this, share their own ideas of what they think God's thinking. When someone asks thoughtful questions is gives me a direction to search the Bible from a different perspective. I only wish that more people on here would take the time to search God's thought's about our day to day controversial questions and share what they are learning. Rather than things get confrontational.
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Origin. Ancient man believed that his breath was also his soul or "essence of life." When God made man, he "breathed into his nostrils the breath of life." A rapid departure of that breath--a sneeze--is the same as expelling life from one's body. Also, it leaves a vacuum in the head which evil spirits can enter. Roman citizens feared sneezing when a plague hit their city during the reign of Pope Gregory the Great. Since they regarded the sneeze as a sure sign of approaching sickness, Pope Gregory in situated the use of the phrase "God bless you" to shield sneezers from any ill effects.