Forbidden ( Deuteronomy 18 v 8 - 14 )

As Israel was about to enter the promise land they were warned not to engage in the religious practise's of the people who lived there ( Deuteronomy 18 v 8 - 14 )these practise were,'divination,sorcery, omens, witchcraft, casting of spells,spirit' ism,consulting the dead. These things were wrong then, and they are wrong now,they are not of  God,they are of the kingdom of darkness,and can only lead us more and more into darkness.They must be seen for what they are ,evil,opposed to God and His kingdom,a Christian should never be involved in these practise's.But unfortunately ,as Raymond Brown says writing of Israel,'One of the most dangerous  expressions of the people's waywardness and ignorance was to seek God's help by the wrong means' CP 2 Kings 17 v 16 - 17.There is only way to God, for the sinner it is through Christ as a Saviour,( John 14 v 6 ) and for the Christian ,Christ as their mediator.( 1 Timothy 2 v 5 )                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Stop looking at the stars,look to                                                                                                                  the Saviour,stop trying to                                                                                                                          contact the dead,and look to Jesus.