Astrology A Sin? Options

Some of you may notice I'm currently researching lots about the "allowed and not allowed" aspects of magick. More over the "good" or "bad" perspective I'm forced to take being a loyal follower of God and Jesus Christ. This explains why everything I'm involved with now is strictly research. Research and understanding concerning how potentially living and participating a certain area of magick will effect my "good person status" in Gods eyes. I intend to ask questions here a lot regarding things to which I cannot find answers to through other means. I need to listen to arguments that would allow me to make a choice for myself. By the time I have completely gone through it all an established a sort of "end" to these types of questions, there will be enough information on the forum for people in exact situations as mine (IMG:style_emoticons/default/hideingbhindcurtian.gif)
So, unfortunately I've witnessed on several accounts that astrology is a sin. In fact, I've heard that ALL forms of divination are sins and should be completely avoided to stay in God's good graces. As most of you can understand, this has halted my magick research as of now seeing as though Astrology eventually intertwines itself our magick learnings. Again, I have heard lots on the argument of astrology being a sin, I must hear a counterargument to make my own choice. Or I must hear agreements to it being sin. Any help is appreciated as always. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/egypt1.gif)

I also am not a christian, but In Genesis 1:14 it says, "God said, 'There shall be lights in the heavenly sky to divide between day and night. They shall serve as omens and define festivals, days and years.'"

That sounds to me like God intended the movements of the stars to be significant in our lives, to give us insight into God's will for us personally and for the ages - after all the bible may be quite a story and for many answers a great deal of moral questions, but for all other aspects of God's will on earth, we are left in the dark. Do you think that God truly intended to leave us hanging in that respect, ignorant of his plan for the world that we live in and for our individual lives?

Originally, Jesus (Christ) was a jewish radical who simply had a different view on judaic religion, and very likely had a poor view of the political nature of the religion at the time as they negotiated away their culture and faith with the romans. It's important to take the bible and everything in it in context with it's place in history and culture. However, the point is that Jesus never suggested that astrology was a sin. And in the old testament there are references to astrology, palmistry, and other forms of divination, and the jewish people of the time were a very mystical culture. Take jewish kabbalah for instance.

While of course judaism and christianity are different religions, it should be remembered that they have become more different over time - originally they were very much the same religion, plus a slightly more individually compassionate philosophy on the part of Jesus.

I suppose I have complaints on the suggestion that you need to do anything to remain a 'good person' in god's eyes, but then, I'm not a christian so I suppose my views are founded on different understanding of the divine.

peace