I believe the harm is in taking what is said as absolute truth. There can definitely be truth found in what is said through a psychic reading; however, I believe ultimate truth is found in Christ alone and through His spirit revealing what He has for me/my life. I pray for wisdom for you on your journey as you take so many brave steps to keep us all informed as to what is really going on in this world.
I love this exchange between you and Jessica. I am a Christian and have friends who have said the same about psychics but I have just thought of it as harmless fun. Your explanations make sense.
It all comes down to 1 John 4 for me and how it says we should тАЬtestтАЭ spirits to see if they are from God. We are all bombarded every day with lies and truth and I choose to filter everything through that lens.
We are told in Scripture not to seek divination of the future, it is not ours to know.
Plus, the identity of spirits is unknown-- demons lie about who they are, so one could be inviting trouble into ones' very own being.
We are to only pray and seek counsel with God, not angels, only God. (Even Jesus told us to pray to the Father)
Just because they (spirits) can tell you something "that no one else would know" does not mean they are on your side. They know that they are not supposed to be communicating with you and that you shouldn't be communicating with them. They tickle you. Oppression is very real-- i speculate it is tied to mental illnesses, particularly violent conditions.
I know it's intriguing. It's just not for us to communicate beyond the veil, because "it IS written" very specifically, not to.
Barbara, you nailed it. The first commandment is тАЬhave NO other gods before ME.тАЭ If a person makes you believe they know your life and your future it would be very easy to begin to seek them instead of God. Many are very good at predicting because they follow you intensely and form a тАЬsenseтАЭ of knowing your predictability on subjects. The fact that this lady chose to name angels for Hayes made me laugh because she knew if she illuminated Hayes youтАЩd be hooked. Those of us who follow you adore Hayes too because we donтАЩt really know as much about your other boys. If she did due diligence she probably studied your friends too so was able to include things about them. Before you deem her a real Messanger here is the watermark..a prophet will ALWAYS point you to Christ and never take glory, accolades, recognition or money to tell you something God wants you to know. The Holy Spirit is the only true messenger today and will drop into you all you need to know about the future IF you need to know it. God wants us to trust Him with that. ThatтАЩs why the Bible directly, without question, warns us to stay away from divinations. In 50 plus years of being Christian I have learned that is the only way to survive life and all its happiness and sadness is to believe itтАЩs ALL in His hands. There are many so called prophets today that I donтАЩt take too seriously. The prophets of old HATED being called to prophecy to people. They wailed to God and cried and fasted unto weakness to make sure the message was from God and even tried to run from Him to not do deliver the gloom and doom messages! Also, prophecy always comes true! Most time years later!
There are two prophets I felt were real in all these years, both passed. I first heard Kim Clements after he passed in 2016 concerning America. He had a unique way of delivery that put me off at first but his message, especially about America, has proved true.
IтАЩm wondering this also. Christians I know have berated me for connecting with psychics. I have my entire life since I had my first reading at 16 (IтАЩm 53).
The Bible tells us in 2 Timothy chapter 2 that тАЬopponents must be gently instructedтАЭ. So although the delivery was harsh and thatтАЩs not the best way to go about trying to help someone, I guess they must care about you.
Lots of gentle commenters here in this discussion so good job yтАЩall ЁЯШЖ Very interesting to hear different perspectives.
I've found that the spirits that psychics contact will be right about 95% of the time, so the readings seem trustworthy. The 5% that is wrong is enough to get you off course and cause hurt and pain in the end.
But if you approach them as such - as not all knowing, I'm wondering what the real harm is.
I believe the harm is in taking what is said as absolute truth. There can definitely be truth found in what is said through a psychic reading; however, I believe ultimate truth is found in Christ alone and through His spirit revealing what He has for me/my life. I pray for wisdom for you on your journey as you take so many brave steps to keep us all informed as to what is really going on in this world.
I love this exchange between you and Jessica. I am a Christian and have friends who have said the same about psychics but I have just thought of it as harmless fun. Your explanations make sense.
It all comes down to 1 John 4 for me and how it says we should тАЬtestтАЭ spirits to see if they are from God. We are all bombarded every day with lies and truth and I choose to filter everything through that lens.
I'm gonna jump in here, please forgive me...
We are told in Scripture not to seek divination of the future, it is not ours to know.
Plus, the identity of spirits is unknown-- demons lie about who they are, so one could be inviting trouble into ones' very own being.
We are to only pray and seek counsel with God, not angels, only God. (Even Jesus told us to pray to the Father)
Just because they (spirits) can tell you something "that no one else would know" does not mean they are on your side. They know that they are not supposed to be communicating with you and that you shouldn't be communicating with them. They tickle you. Oppression is very real-- i speculate it is tied to mental illnesses, particularly violent conditions.
I know it's intriguing. It's just not for us to communicate beyond the veil, because "it IS written" very specifically, not to.
You nailed it, thank you for clarifying it so well from the biblical perspective!
Totally agree with the mental health aspect!
Barbara, you nailed it. The first commandment is тАЬhave NO other gods before ME.тАЭ If a person makes you believe they know your life and your future it would be very easy to begin to seek them instead of God. Many are very good at predicting because they follow you intensely and form a тАЬsenseтАЭ of knowing your predictability on subjects. The fact that this lady chose to name angels for Hayes made me laugh because she knew if she illuminated Hayes youтАЩd be hooked. Those of us who follow you adore Hayes too because we donтАЩt really know as much about your other boys. If she did due diligence she probably studied your friends too so was able to include things about them. Before you deem her a real Messanger here is the watermark..a prophet will ALWAYS point you to Christ and never take glory, accolades, recognition or money to tell you something God wants you to know. The Holy Spirit is the only true messenger today and will drop into you all you need to know about the future IF you need to know it. God wants us to trust Him with that. ThatтАЩs why the Bible directly, without question, warns us to stay away from divinations. In 50 plus years of being Christian I have learned that is the only way to survive life and all its happiness and sadness is to believe itтАЩs ALL in His hands. There are many so called prophets today that I donтАЩt take too seriously. The prophets of old HATED being called to prophecy to people. They wailed to God and cried and fasted unto weakness to make sure the message was from God and even tried to run from Him to not do deliver the gloom and doom messages! Also, prophecy always comes true! Most time years later!
There are two prophets I felt were real in all these years, both passed. I first heard Kim Clements after he passed in 2016 concerning America. He had a unique way of delivery that put me off at first but his message, especially about America, has proved true.
IтАЩm wondering this also. Christians I know have berated me for connecting with psychics. I have my entire life since I had my first reading at 16 (IтАЩm 53).
The Bible tells us in 2 Timothy chapter 2 that тАЬopponents must be gently instructedтАЭ. So although the delivery was harsh and thatтАЩs not the best way to go about trying to help someone, I guess they must care about you.
Lots of gentle commenters here in this discussion so good job yтАЩall ЁЯШЖ Very interesting to hear different perspectives.
I've found that the spirits that psychics contact will be right about 95% of the time, so the readings seem trustworthy. The 5% that is wrong is enough to get you off course and cause hurt and pain in the end.