LETTERS: FORTUNE-TELLING CONTRADICTS BIBLE TEACHING

To the editor:

The Feb. 23 article about Virginia Mitchell, a fortune-teller and spiritualist in Jackson stated, "Mitchell does not understand why some other Christians don't believe in psychics and even oppose them."

I know of no better way to respond than letting God speak through his Word:

Leviticus 19:26: "Do not practice divination or sorcery."

Deuteronomy 18:10-12: "Let no one be found among you who sacrifices his son or daughter in the fire, who practices divination or sorcery, interprets omens, engages in witchcraft, or casts spells, or who is a medium or spiritist or who consults the dead. Anyone who does these things is detestable to the Lord."

It is hard for me to believe Mitchell is a "devout Roman Catholic." The catechism of the Roman Catholic Church says in Section 2116: "All sorts of divination are to be rejected," including palm reading.

In the article, Mitchell said Jesus was a psychic. Jesus was not a psychic, but he was and is God.

There are no easy answers to life's tough questions, but there are answers. Christians don't need fortune-tellers because we have all we need in our Lord Jesus Christ. We still need to seek his truths through obedience to God by studying the Scriptures, listening to the Holy Spirit and fellowshipping with other believers, because he is truly "the way, the truth and the life."

I hope and pray Mitchell and her clients find true direction through the one Savior Jesus Christ.

DR. KAREN BANGERT

CURTIS WEIDENBENNER

Cape Girardeau