2 Introduction Most people involved in astrology do not understand that it is a sin and repulsive to God 3 Is 4713 this verse was directed to the Babylonians over 2700 years ago 13 Thou art wearied in the multitude of thy counsels Let now the astrologers the stargazers the m ID: 672046
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Astrology
An Old Sin Finding New Life
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Introduction
“Most people involved in astrology do not understand that it is a sin and repulsive to God.”
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Is. 47:13 – this verse was directed to the Babylonians over 2,700 years ago
[13] Thou art wearied in the multitude of thy counsels. Let now the astrologers, the stargazers, the monthly prognosticators, stand up, and save thee from these things that shall come upon thee.
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Presently more than
40
million in the U.S. claim to believe in astrology
Millions consult their horoscope daily in the newspaper or on the internet
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Astrology claims to answer some very basic questions that people might ask:
1. What will my future be?
2. How may I get out of the mess I am in?
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What is Astrology?
It claims to tell the future by looking at the
position
of the sun, moon, planets and stars --- astrologers believe that these things influence our lives
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First appearing among the ancient Babylonians, astrology was closely associated with sorcery, witchcraft and idolatry
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Some who have been influenced by it:
Tiberius Caesar (reigned during the time Jesus lived on the earth)
Adolph Hitler had a personal astrologer
It has been reported that Nancy Regan consulted an astrologer
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While astrology claims to be a science, “Actually it is a religion of
superstition
that makes gods out of the sun and the heavenly bodies.”
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I. Astrology and the Bible
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Astrology is forbidden
2 Kings 23:4-5
[
4
] And the king commanded
Hilkiah
the high priest, and the priests of the second order, and the keepers of the door, to bring forth out of the temple of the LORD all the vessels that were made for Baal, and for the grove, and for all the host of heaven: and he burned them without Jerusalem in the fields of
Kidron
, and carried the ashes of them unto Bethel.
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[5] And he put down the idolatrous priests, whom the kings of Judah had ordained to burn incense in the high places in the cities of Judah, and in the places round about Jerusalem; them also that burned incense unto Baal, to the sun, and to the moon, and to the planets, and to all the host of heaven.
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Astrology is idolatry
Idolatry
= to worship something or someone other than
God
The one who believes in astrology is more concerned with the movement of stars and planets than God
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1 Jn. 5:21
[21] Little children, keep yourselves from idols.
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Astrology
is a
delusion
Astrology preys upon the ignorant and the superstitious
It preys on the desperate – those out of money, out of work, with marital problems, etc.
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It appeals to the
carnal
side of man – the desire for power, wealth, illicit sex, etc.
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II. Why we should reject astrology
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Astrology denies God the
glory
he deserves
“To
rely on charts, graphs and horoscopes is to rely on something else than the one true God
.”
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Rom. 1:25
[25] Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen.
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It claims “your destiny is in the stars” rather than in our freedom choice
In the Parable of the Talents we are assured that we will give an account for the way we live our lives
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Mt. 25:19
[
19] After a long time the lord of those servants cometh, and
reckoneth
(settled
accounts - NKJV) with
them.
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2 Cor. 5:10
10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad.
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2 Cor. 5:10
10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may receive what is due for what he has done in the body, whether good or evil
. (ESV)
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Astrology limits the role of God in the world
While claiming to predict future events, astrologers ignore God and the Bible
God’s prophecies, on the other hand, were always accurate
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2 Pet. 1:20-21
20 knowing this first, that no prophecy of scripture is of private
interpretation.
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For no prophecy ever came by the will of man: but men
spake
from God, being moved by the Holy Spirit
. (ASV)
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Deut. 18:22
[22] When a prophet
speaketh
in the name of the LORD, if the thing follow not, nor come to pass, that is the thing which the LORD hath not spoken, but the prophet hath spoken it presumptuously: thou shalt not be afraid of him.
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It gradually paralyzes the human will
Is. 47:12-13
[
12
] Stand now with
thine
enchantments, and with the multitude of thy sorceries, wherein thou hast
laboured
from thy youth; if so be thou shalt be able to profit, if so be thou
mayest
prevail.
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[13] Thou art wearied in the multitude of thy counsels. Let now the astrologers, the stargazers, the monthly prognosticators, stand up, and save thee from these things that shall come upon thee.
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Astrology implies the Scriptures are not all-sufficient
Jn. 8:32
[32] And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.
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Jn. 17:17
[17] Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.
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III. What to do about astrology
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It is sinful and should not be practiced by Christians or anyone else
Christians should avoid any evil which includes astrology
If we are involved in it we need to repent
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1 Thess. 5:22
[22] Abstain from all appearance of evil.
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Acts 8:22-23 - repentance
[22] Repent therefore of this thy wickedness, and pray God, if perhaps the thought of
thine
heart may be forgiven thee.
[23] For I perceive that thou art in the gall of bitterness, and in the bond of iniquity.
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Acts 19:19
19 Also, many of those who had practiced magic brought their books together and burned them in the sight of all. And they counted up the value of them, and it totaled fifty thousand pieces of silver.
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References
Brashear, Leon – unpublished notes
Ruffner
,
Roelf
L.
Astrology: An old sin finding new life
, ---gospelpreceptor.com/Ruffnr30.htm
Varner, Terry. Astrology. The Spiritual Sword Lectures. 1981.
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getwellchurchofchrist.org/lectureships.html
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