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To: .45 Long Colt
The occult is dangerous so I share that general concern.

Nothing promotes the occult more than the medieval idiocy that the occult actually "works" in any way, shape, or form.

16 posted on 07/23/2013 7:22:31 AM PDT by Strategerist
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To: Strategerist

I’m not sure what you are getting at, so I will expand my comment a bit. The word occult isn’t found in the Bible as far as I know, but there are specific prohibitions regarding “sorcery” and “divination.” Anything connected with those things should be avoided by Christians.

Lev. 19:26, “You shall not eat anything with the blood, nor practice divination or soothsaying.”

Deut. 18:10, “There shall not be found among you anyone who makes his son or his daughter pass through the fire, one who uses divination, one who practices witchcraft, or one who interprets omens, or a sorcerer,”

2 Kings 17:17, Then they made their sons and their daughters pass through the fire, and practiced divination and enchantments, and sold themselves to do evil in the sight of the Lord, provoking Him.”

2 Kings 21:6, “And he made his son pass through the fire, practiced witchcraft and used divination, and dealt with mediums and spiritists. He did much evil in the sight of the Lord provoking Him to anger.”

2 Chron. 33:6, “And he made his sons pass through the fire in the valley of Ben-hinnom; and he practiced witchcraft, used divination, practiced sorcery, and dealt with mediums and spiritists. He did much evil in the sight of the Lord, provoking Him to anger.”

Gal. 5:17-21, “For the flesh sets its desire against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; for these are in opposition to one another, so that you may not do the things that you please. 18 But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the Law. 19 Now the deeds of the flesh are evident, which are: immorality, impurity, sensuality, 20 idolatry, sorcery, enmities, strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, disputes, dissensions, factions, 21 envying, drunkenness, carousing, and things like these, of which I forewarn you just as I have forewarned you that those who practice such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.”

Rev. 9:21, “and they did not repent of their murders nor of their sorceries nor of their immorality nor of their thefts.”


20 posted on 07/23/2013 7:32:19 AM PDT by .45 Long Colt
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