In the Bible God instigates the communication, not man.  Generally He uses angels as His envoys to humans.  Not a lot is known about angels, either the elect or the fallen.  What we do know from biblical accounts is that on occasion God sent His holy elect angels to Earth to deliver messages. He also sent angles to minister to people, protect them, and execute His judgment.  Their only aim is to glorify God's holy Name and to accomplish His will. 

There are also fallen angels.  Lucifer/Satan is the most notorious of the lot.  The Bible refers to the fallen angels as demons, spirits of darkness and evil spirits.  They rebelled against God and fell from grace.  As a consequence they were hurled out of heaven, lock stock and barrel.  Theologian John Mac Arthur tells us what happened next: "At that point, Satan gained the rulership of the world, and the term world took on a third meaning: the evil system opposed to God that now dominates this planet. The system that Satan began will continue to develop up to the time period known as the Great Tribulation." (2)

Christianity and Spiritism have nothing in common whatsoever.  Can you trust God and Satan at the same time?  The Apostle Paul put it this way: "What do righteousness and wickedness have in common? What fellowship can light have with darkness?  What harmony is there between Christ and Beliel?" (2 Corinthians 6:13-15)  The answer is obvious: Nothing. 

Christianity is defined by relationship, not religion.  Christians are those who have a personal relationship with the Son of God, Jesus Christ.  Spiritists have a relationship, not with Jesus Christ, but with disembodied spirits.  Instead of choosing to serve the Son of God, they choose instead to serve the Prince of Darkness -- aka the devil. 

More than likely the spirits who speak through the mouths of the willing are demons or evil spirits.  People who get themselves into a trance state with the purpose of channeling spirits are inviting spirit possession.  Granted, some channelers are nothing more than good actors, writing a script as they go along.  They are charlatans who are in it for money or fame or both.  But many channelers are dupes that allow their bodies to be used by spirit entities to spew anti-Christian propaganda. 

The Bible tells us to, "Test the spirits to see whether they are from God" (1 John 4:1). We are also told to flee (run like a maniac) from the devil who "prowls around like a roaring lion waiting to devour."  Picture a lion hiding in the bush waiting to pounce on an unsuspecting wildebeest.  The devil's the hungry lion, only he's waiting to pounce on God's people!  Unfortunately Christians don't obey God's command to flee from the devil, which is why Christianity is in the sorry state it's in today. 

Far too many Christians are unaware that the Lord quite literally detests all forms of sorcery. There are no exceptions.  Even astrology is banned for believers.  Doesn't matter if it's done "just for fun."  One cannot be a Baptist on Sunday and a spiritist the rest of the week. 

Which brings me to two blogs I recently stumbled on.  Both bloggers say they're Christians.  They also share their Zodiac signs with visitors to their site.  One studies Christian apologetics; the other is a youth pastor. 

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