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[[File:Urim and Thummim.png|400px|thumb|The [[Urim and Thummim]] stones used by early Jewish priests]] | |||
The divination method of casting lots ([[Cleromancy]]) was used by the remaining eleven disciples of Jesus in Acts 1:23-26 to select a replacement for Judas Iscariot. Therefore, divination was arguably an accepted practice in the early church. However, divination became viewed as a [[pagan]] practice by Christian emperors during ancient Rome. | The divination method of casting lots ([[Cleromancy]]) was used by the remaining eleven disciples of Jesus in Acts 1:23-26 to select a replacement for Judas Iscariot. Therefore, divination was arguably an accepted practice in the early church. However, divination became viewed as a [[pagan]] practice by Christian emperors during ancient Rome. | ||