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No, I believe this is close to wizardry and witchcraft which (pay attention to the spelling of those) the Lord hates.
Micah 5:12And I will cut off witchcrafts out of thine hand; and thou shalt have no more soothsayers:
Micah 5:12And I will cut off witchcrafts out of thine hand; and thou shalt have no more soothsayers:
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Haha I honestly wasn't expecting to get a bunch of negative answers! I would personally like to thank everyone for their input. I didn't know that astrology was a part of witchcraft and stuff, so it is interesting to point out that it has some demonic forms to it. I was just curious because I personally find them entertaining on occasion, but I do not actually live my life religiously as a "Libra". I don't believe that the horoscopes are accurate, afterall they are all manmade. The only way that we could determine who we are is in the eyes of God (and the Bible), so I fully agree with your answers.
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I refuse to acknowledge myself according to the zodiac. I sometimes get people who ask, and i tell them flat out 'i don't have a sign, i don't believe in that and i don't want to be associated with it'. To be involved in it 'casually' or for entertainment is essentially saying 'i sin a liiiiiittle bit, but just for fun, not to sin religiously'.
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One of the pastors at a church I used to attend made the comment that we act on what we believe. We sit down in a chair because we believe that it will support our weight. If we didn't believe that it would, we wouldn't sit on it.
Being open to something means that you are giving it a chance to be true....that you are not sure if you believe in it, or you are not ready to say that you don't believe in it. It also could mean that you do believe in it, at least a tiny bit, even if you won't admit it to yourself.
When casually reading horoscopes or trying to get entertainment out of them, this is an opportunity for you to be deceived. You will likely have some question in the back of your mind, "I wonder if this really could be true?" "What if it is true?" "If this could just come true for me...." "I can't date that person because our signs don't match..." "Aww.....I'm ___ sign. I wonder if this is really true of me. It sounds a lot like me." One of these questions (or another one like it) might lure you deeper.
You might then begin to trust in astrology, without realizing what is going on.
Being open to something means that you are giving it a chance to be true....that you are not sure if you believe in it, or you are not ready to say that you don't believe in it. It also could mean that you do believe in it, at least a tiny bit, even if you won't admit it to yourself.
When casually reading horoscopes or trying to get entertainment out of them, this is an opportunity for you to be deceived. You will likely have some question in the back of your mind, "I wonder if this really could be true?" "What if it is true?" "If this could just come true for me...." "I can't date that person because our signs don't match..." "Aww.....I'm ___ sign. I wonder if this is really true of me. It sounds a lot like me." One of these questions (or another one like it) might lure you deeper.
You might then begin to trust in astrology, without realizing what is going on.
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When you listen to other sources than God for life and spiritual advice you are setting a trap for you to fall into. The bible clearly condemns divination. When you listen to such advice you are agreeing to lies from darkness. YOu should ask yourself ''where does this knowlege of astrology come from,'' God condemns the practice so you know its not from Him, pay no attention to psychics.
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In my honest opinion, no. I come from India, a land where almost everything between birth and death is done according to astrology and horoscopes. To add insult to the injury, they further more use Numerology and any other -ology possible to get their lives going.
The moment a person glances into horoscopes, say "Prediction for today", you have a faint expectation in your head that "What if it comes true?", if co-incidentally something does come true, would you not be willing to read it the next day? Doesn't this make horoscope prediction over God's will? I have seen many fall into it, who got into it for entertainment, they have ended up pretty far from God.
So I prefer to avoid even reading them for entertainment, believe me, I have read them and had expectations pop in my head, sometimes it came true and I'd read it with hope the next day. I am grateful that this though struck me before I began to religiously follow it.
Like santuzza said, when you read horoscopes or are listening to an astrologist you willl have a subconscious urge to stop doing it.
God bless you.
The moment a person glances into horoscopes, say "Prediction for today", you have a faint expectation in your head that "What if it comes true?", if co-incidentally something does come true, would you not be willing to read it the next day? Doesn't this make horoscope prediction over God's will? I have seen many fall into it, who got into it for entertainment, they have ended up pretty far from God.
So I prefer to avoid even reading them for entertainment, believe me, I have read them and had expectations pop in my head, sometimes it came true and I'd read it with hope the next day. I am grateful that this though struck me before I began to religiously follow it.
Like santuzza said, when you read horoscopes or are listening to an astrologist you willl have a subconscious urge to stop doing it.
God bless you.