| Many Christians love Astrology, Numerology, and other | | | | given to men for the common good. In chapter 12, he |
| forms of Divination, but feel guilty about it. Many | | | | list off several gifts, including " to another man, |
| churches preach against the use of these arts. Did you | | | | prophecy." Indicating that this was a gift from God. |
| know that the Bible actually approves of divination? | | | | Later in chapter 14, he speaks specifically about the |
| The Book of Job | | | | gifts of Prophecy, and of speaking in Tongues. He tells |
| In the great morality play of the Old testament, the | | | | the people to "eagerly desire spiritual gifts, especially |
| book of Job, Job is defending himself to his friends, | | | | the gift of prophecy." And then at the end of the |
| who are arguing with him. In the 12th chapter he says | | | | chapter, he says that "you can all prophesy in turn, so |
| "Ask the animals, and they will teach you, or the birds | | | | that everyone may be instructed and encouraged." |
| of the air and they will tell you." This is a clear | | | | The implication is that Paul believed that prophesy and |
| reference to known omens used in divination. That | | | | divination were gifts possessed by many people, and |
| reading the actions of animals, and the flight of birds | | | | that they were to practice them and share with their |
| can predict certain events. | | | | brethren what they had seen. |
| He goes on to say, "Speak to the earth and it will | | | | Conclusion |
| teach you, or let the fish of the sea inform you." So | | | | So, we have evidence from the Bible that Prophesy, |
| here we have a righteous man of God suggesting that | | | | and divination weren't evil, but rather that they were |
| his friends look to the omens of nature to see that the | | | | gifts from God, to be desired by Christians, and used |
| hand of the Lord has brought him down to his cursed | | | | for the common good of all; a far cry from the idea |
| state. | | | | spread by many churches today. So; go ahead and |
| 1st Corinthians | | | | get that Numerology or Tarot reading with a clean |
| In Paul's first letter to the Corinthians chapters 12 and | | | | conscience. |
| 14; he talks about spiritual gifts; how these gifts are | | | | |