"Preacher, do you believe in ghosts?" Fortune tellers, palm readers, and Quija boards and all things magical (like Harry Potter). . . there are believers and unbelievers. I'm surprised how many people I've met who, while they don't believe in most of it, they do believe their dead relatives have in some way communicated with them or are watching over them from Heaven.
So, what does it matter? Well, this morning I was reading the Bible and came to Isaiah 19. It contains a prophecy of God's wrath against the Egyptians who put their faith in "idols, ghosts, and spiritists." (Isa.19:3) They worshiped a multitude of gods, consulted with and worshiped their dead ancestors (ghosts), and consulted those who could give advice and predict the future by conversing with the spirit world.
What does it matter if you believe in ghosts or don't, think a Ouija board is a parlor trick or a doorway to the demonic, or think it's o.k. to have a lucky coin or think that's an idol? I'm not going to take the time here to expound on all these issues. I am just going to make one point.
Whenever you consult any spiritual power other than God, you are practicing idolatry and idolatry is spiritual adultery. Egypt did that and God's wrath was released upon them. Paul wrote, "For God's wrath is revealed from heaven against all godlessness and unrighteousness of people who by their unrighteousness suppress the truth." (Rom.1:18) So, don't consult those things. If they are fake, your faith is fake. If they are real, your faith is demonic. Worship, consult and follow the words of only One God - Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Then your faith will be real and your life eternal.
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