06/19/2000
The other day, my son picked out a box of cereal at the grocery store that he wanted. As most kids do, he chose one that had an appealing box and some trinket inside.
The trinket turned out to be a paper fold-up fortune teller.
There is also an item on the market that has been available for many years. It is a ball, about five inches in diameter that resembles the 8-ball in a billiards set, with a small window on one side. Inside the ball is a dark liquid and a floating geometric figure. The figure has various answers to Yes or No questions on each of it's faces.
While it can be argued that these things are merely entertainment items and not serious witchcraft, it should also be remembered that they may serve as introductions to the occult.
A famous channeler, George Anderson, admits that his introduction to the occult all started with (what he called) an innocent game of Ouija.
To what extent, then, should we steer clear of games, trinkets and so forth that tell the future, whether pretend or in earnest? This is of course a question that must be answered individually. But let me leave you with this thought. Paul encouraged us to:
Abstain from all appearance of evil (I Thessalonians 5:22 KJV).
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