Hello and welcome to Face the Truth, a program brought to you by the Church of Christ.
I am Bro. Barry Thompson.
What's your zodiac sign?
Are you a Leo?
Or maybe you're a Taurus or Cancer?
When was the last time you read your horoscope?
What did it say about you?
It's not strange for people to ask about zodiac signs or horoscopes.
It's a part of many people's everyday life.
After all, we're pretty branded at birth.
Now from the time that we were children, it has been the topic of many discussions.
Zodiac Signs, horoscopes, fortune-telling and others have to do with the same intriguing
subject matter, the future.
Something that just about every one would like to know.
Now who wouldn't like to know whom they would marry or what job or career they will have
or how long they will live or how events will turn out.
Now these are things we think about every day.
We wanna know what will happen.
So it's no wonder why things like horoscopes, fortune-telling, and the like are so-very
popular.
For some, these things are just for fun but for others, it's taken very seriously.
In fact, some can't go even a day without reading their horoscope.
Let's take a look.
Interviewer: Do you ever check your horoscope?
Woman 1: Yes.
Interviewer: How often?
Woman 1: At least once every two days or something.
Uhh, just to see if it's accurate as far as how I'm leading my life and to see if it relates
any way.
There's a lot of...controversy with horoscopes.
Are they real?
Are they fake?
You know, kinda thing...So it's nice to check to see if it runs along the lines with my
lifestyle and usually it does, so...
Man 1: My friends though, are even more strong believers.
Like, they told me about this stuff and I check it and then I...yeah, I do believe.
Man 2: I do.
That is something to which I really believe in.
Interviewer: Do you check it often?
Man 2: Umm, not so much as often.
I do when it comes to relationships.
I'm a Taurus and I've been in relationships with Libras mostly my whole entire life and
I will never date another Libra ever again 'cuz we're not compatible.
So when it comes to relationships I'm more of...I look at my horoscope when it comes
to that.
Man 3: Yes, everyday.
Interviewer: Why do you check it?
Man 3: Just to have a good outlook on life.
I'm very spiritual, that's why.
Interviewer: Does it ever come true?
Man 3: It's always true for me.
Even if it's really vague, I kind of put it into perspective...
Now many people take these things like horoscopes, astrology, palm reading, or the ouija board
as just harmless fun.
However, many take it very seriously.
Many people really wanna know what the future holds.
Now can we really know?
Well let's read what the Bible says about that in the book of James 4:14,
this is stated:
Well the Bible tells us, when it comes to the future, we do not know what will happen
tomorrow.
And this is true.
We make many plans about what we're going to do but they're not always fulfilled.
Things come up that thwart our plans.
They occur unexpectedly.
So things don't always go as planned, and worse, we don't even know if we will be around
the next day.
Any day may be our very last.
Now the limitation of not being able to know what will happen from one day to the next
is the very reason people have been trying to find out for ages.
Now, why?
What is it that people want to know so badly?
Let's take a look.
Woman 1: You know, knowing the future, you're not supposed to even dive in to get a glimpse
of it.
So I try to steer away from that path but it is kind of interesting.
You do want to know, "Is it possible for me to you know, uh....if my future will be successful?
If I'll be rich or if I'll have kids, or if I'll be a loner?"
Who knows?
Now it's only natural for people to wanna know or people to want some sense, some security
about tomorrow.
But where do some turn for answers?
And what consequences might come with those choices?
We'll find out when we return on Face the Truth.