God says that it is wickedness
in his sight to worship the sun,
the moon, or stars (the host
of heaven), all of which He
created. He wants us to
worship HIM alone. God
commanded that those who
committed this abomination
were to be stoned to death!
Yikes! That should tell us
how strongly God hates it
when people worship the
sun, moon, and stars! God
wants us to worship Him,
not the creations He made!
Bold in Scripture verses
Bold in Scripture verses
unto the LORD thy God any
bullock, or sheep, wherein
is blemish, or any
evilfavouredness: for that
is an abomination [something
hateful] unto the LORD thy
God.
17:2 If there be found among you, within any of thy gates
which the LORD thy God
giveth thee, man or woman,
that hath wrought wickedness
in the sight of the LORD thy
God, in transgressing his
covenant,
17:3 And hath gone and served
17:3 And hath gone and served
other gods, and worshipped
them, either the sun, or moon,
or any of the host of heaven,
which I have not commanded;
17:4 And it be told thee, and
17:4 And it be told thee, and
thou hast heard of it, and
enquired diligently, and,
behold, it be true, and the
thing certain, that such
abomination is wrought in
Israel:
17:5 Then shalt thou bring
17:5 Then shalt thou bring
forth that man or that
woman, which have
committed that wicked
thing, unto thy gates, even
that man or that woman,
and shalt stone them with
stones, till they die.
In verse 19 of the following
In verse 19 of the following
verses God commands us
that we should not corrupt
ourselves by worshiping*
the sun, moon, or stars,
or the hosts of heaven!
*You may say that you do
*You may say that you do
not worship them, but
worship is defined as the
feeling or expression of
reverence and adoration
for a deity. A deity is
defined as a god or
goddess.
Deuteronomy
4:16 Lest ye corrupt
Deuteronomy
4:16 Lest ye corrupt
yourselves, and make you
a graven image, the
similitude [likeness in
nature] of any figure,
the likeness of male
or female,
4:19 And lest thou lift up
4:19 And lest thou lift up
thine eyes unto heaven,
and when thou seest
the sun, and the moon,
and the stars, even all
the host of heaven,
shouldest be driven to
worship them, and
serve them, which
the LORD thy God
hath divided unto all
nations under the
whole heaven.
But God in heaven
is merciful and
just if we repent of our
sin and ask for His
forgiveness.
1 John 1:9
If we confess our sins,
he is faithful and just to
forgive us our sins, and
to cleanse us from all
unrighteousness.
And if you do not know
that you are going to
heaven when you die,
here is how God's Holy
Word, the King James
Bible tells us how to
know we are going to
heaven when we die.
And if you know that,
you will have peace
and joy and hope!