AND THE LACK THEREOF*

*we put the "mmm" in communism

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This is the personal blog of Tim. Here, Tim writes on anything he has enough inspiration to finish a post on. That usually ends up being matters of science, pop culture, technology, religion, and philosophy.

This blog is around nine years old, which is over a third of Tim's current age. Back in 2003, it was called "Of Tim: Tim's life - or lack thereof", and it was as bad as you might expect the blog of a freshman in high school to be. Tim hopes that his writing is a little better, these days.

Tim welcomes any input that you, the dear reader, might have. Comments are very much appreciated, especially if you have a dissenting opinion. If you'd like to learn more about Tim, you might want to see his facebook or google+.

Also: Tim is a very avid consumer of various sorts of music. You may be interested in his playlists!

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Does the Bible condemn astrology?

Yes:

Is.47:13-14
"Let now the astrologers, the stargazers, the monthly prognosticators, stand up, and save thee from these things that shall come upon thee. Behold, they shall be as stubble; the fire shall burn them; they shall not deliver themselves from the power of the flame: there shall not be a coal to warm at, nor fire to sit before it."

No:

Lk.21:25
"And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars."

The Bible condemns living by the stars - planning your days, seeing the future, and living by what you see in the stars. There are signs in the stars - the star over Nazareth is a good example.


Should we believe everything?

Yes:

1 Cor.13:7
"Believeth all things."

No:

Pr.14:15
"The simple believeth every word: but the prudent man looketh well to his going."

1 Th.5:21
"Prove all things; hold fast that which is good."

Hmm....that first quote looks a little short. Context! Here's the NIV version, because the SAB version would require me to quote the entire chapter to make sense.

1 Cor.13:4-7
"Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres."

Now, it doesn't say believe in there, but instead says trusts - this is obviously talking about what love does, not what wisdom or caution does. Ahem.


Does the blood of animal sacrifices take away sin?

Yes:

Lev.17:11
"I have given it to you upon the altar to make an atonement for your souls: for it is the blood that maketh an atonement for the soul."

No:

Heb.10:4
"For it is not possible that the blood of bulls and of goats should take away sins."

In the Old Testament, God asked the Israelites to present sacrifices to atone for their sins. These sacrifices were not actually doing anything; they were symbolic of where their sin was going.
posted by MC Froehlich at 6/07/2005 10:52:00 PM

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