>http://apps.washingtonpost.com/g/documents/politics/rachel-mitchells-analysis/3221/
Brit anon here. Can no longer access WaPo. Not had this problem before.
"Due to new European data protection law, this page is temporarily unavailable to you."
Thanks for the offer, anon. JHowever, just found it in full on Neon Rev - apparently the unelected EU Commissioners haven't prevented me from accessing his site.
https://www.gotquestions.org/astrology-Bible.html
"The Bible says that stars, along with the sun and moon, were given for “signs” and “seasons” (Genesis 1:14); that is, they were meant to mark time for us. They are also “signs” in the sense of navigational “indicators,” and all through history men have used the stars to chart their courses around the globe.
God used the stars as an illustration of His promise to give Abraham an innumerable seed (Genesis 15:5). Thus, every time Abraham looked up at the night sky, he had a reminder of God’s faithfulness and goodness. The final judgment of the earth will be accompanied by astronomical events relating to the stars (Isaiah 13:9-10; Joel 3:15; Matthew 24:29).
Astrology is the “interpretation” of an assumed influence the stars (and planets) exert on human destiny. This is a false belief. The royal astrologers of the Babylonian court were put to shame by God’s prophet Daniel (Daniel 1:20) and were powerless to interpret the king’s dream (Daniel 2:27). God specifies astrologers as among those who will be burned as stubble in God’s judgment (Isaiah 47:13-14). Astrology as a form of divination is expressly forbidden in Scripture (Deuteronomy 18:10-14). God forbade the children of Israel to worship or serve the “host of heaven” (Deuteronomy 4:19). Several times in their history, however, Israel fell into that very sin (2 Kings 17:16 is one example). Their worship of the stars brought God’s judgment each time.
The stars should awaken wonder at God’s power, wisdom, and infinitude. We should use the stars to keep track of time and place and to remind us of God’s faithful, covenant-keeping nature. All the while, we acknowledge the Creator of the heavens. Our wisdom comes from God, not the stars (James 1:5). The Word of God, the Bible, is our guide through life (Psalm 119:105)."
>nice fear based control structure you've got there, designed to keep you close minded
Wrong again, anon. Do you not know that "perfect love casts out fear?"
https://www.gotquestions.org/perfect-love-casts-out-fear.html
Question: "What does ‘perfect love casts out fear’ mean?"
Answer: The Bible says that “love is of God” and “God is love” (1 John 4:7–8); in other words, love is a fundamental characteristic of who God is. Everything God does is impelled and influenced by His love. There is a distinct word for the type of love that God displays. In the Greek, this word is agape, and it refers to a benevolent and charitable love that seeks the best for the loved one.
First John 4:18 says that “perfect love casts out fear.” The whole verse says this: “There is no fear in love. But perfect love casts out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love.” The context here is important: verse 17 says, “This is how love is made complete among us so that we will have confidence on the day of judgment: In this world we are like Jesus.”
The “fear” that perfect loves casts out is the fear of God’s judgment. We know that Judgment Day is coming, but those who are in Christ know the love of God, which drives away fear of condemnation. The dismissal of the fear of judgment is one of the main functions of God’s love. The person without Christ is under judgment and has plenty to fear (John 3:18), but, once a person is in Christ, the fear of judgment is gone. He is reconciled to God, and “there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus” (Romans 8:1).
>Same thing, you pointless argumentative dumbass. Look, you'll never have doctorate-level knowledge. You'll never have students. Lurk moar.
Only in Orwellian Newspeak could "universal conditions" be synonymous with "God's handiwork."
Jesus also referred to himself as a door and a lamb. I have every reason to believe that his hearers took this symbolically and didn't believe Jesus to be a prospective Sunday roast. Likewise, the bread and wine symbolise Jesus' flesh and blood. The doctrine of transubstantiation is a Roman Catholic lie straight from Satan's playbook.