Chinese traditional culture contains many things about astrology. As a native Chinese, I inevitably come into contact with these things. Today, I had a sudden idea and tried to use the traditional "Bazi fortune telling" to calculate Hitler's fortune (I'm not sure if my expression is correct). The information I searched showed that Hitler's birth date was April 20, 1889 at 18:30. I switched to the Chinese lunar calendar and combined it together. Through a series of calculations (I will omit this part, which is not the focus), I learned that Hitler had a difficult early life, but his career went smoothly in middle age, and he had great changes in his later years. He also had artistic talent, acted impulsively, and was particularly eloquent. He had lofty aspirations, and had the possibility of working in the government (and was very suitable). Previously, I also used these calculations to determine the fate of myself and my family, but I just treated it as a joke. However, today I have come to understand what description is rather than speculation. This sparked my curiosity, and I really want to continue to delve deeper into traditional Chinese astrology. However, as a Christian, I absolutely cannot take them as real. I feel very embarrassed. Please give me some advice
愿上帝赐福给你洞察力
2 Corinthians 6:15 NIV
"What harmony is there between Christ and Belial? Or what does a believer have in common with an unbeliever?"
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When it comes to astrology and Christianity, can the two mesh together? The Bible offers a great amount of wisdom on the topic.
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The basis of astrology lies in the belief that the entities of the universe (stars, moon, etc.) and their patterns and positions have an influence over a person’s life, how they act, and what happens to them. This goes directly against the biblical foundation that God is sovereign and all-knowing. No star patterns or charts can determine who we will become or what will happen in our life because God has already ordained it.
Ephesians 2:10 says, “For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.”
God has already written out the entire story of our lives, and no zodiac sign or horoscope can alter that.
In Matthew 28:18, Jesus says, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.”
Note that he says
all authority. Believing in the power and authority of astrology goes directly against biblical wisdom and Scripture clearly states that chasing after false gods is a sin (Matthew 24:24, 1 Corinthians 8:6, Exodus 20:3). There is no biblical evidence that God has given authority to the stars or astrologists.
Pursuing predictions about our destiny or personality takes power from God and gives it to something other than God, and that is biblically sinful.
Jeremiah 1:5 says, “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I consecrated you…”.
A horoscope cannot change what God has already ordained before we were even created.
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The same Biblical principals apply to the reverence and practice of predicting one's future utilizing 'The Four Pillars of Destiny' (aka Ba Zi 八字). Clearly anti-Christian as well.
1 John 5:21 NASB
"Little children, guard yourselves from idols."
