Bible Question: Can anyone cite Scripture forbidding consulting astrology or horoscopes? |
Bible Answer: Abomination; abominable: very hateful, detestable; loathsome,disgusting, horrible. Abominable is the strongest condemnatory language used by God in the entire bible. It is this word that He uses to describe astrology. Deut. 18:9-14 Moses warns us about unholy practices stating that anyone "who practices divination, or is a soothsayer" (one who has spiritual insight or is able to foretell events), "or an augur" (one who foretells future events by interpreting omens), "or a sorcerer" (wizard, conjurer, or magician), "or one who casts spells, or one who consults ghosts or spirits, or seeks oracles the dead is. For whoever does these things is abomination to the Lord". Astrology and horoscopes fall under these categories. Again in Gal. 5:19 Paul warns us again against the works of the flesh; included in these is sorcery. See also the commands for daily life in Leviticus 19, verses 26 abd 31 again warn us of such things. |