What is superstition according to the Bible?
Superstition is defined as man's fear of and opposition to the powers of evil, not as a man seeking God. It involves rituals and fetishes to ward off evil powers. Paul used the term when addressing the Athenians' idolatry and their altar to the unknown God.
Les explains that superstition is not man seeking God but man's fear and opposition to the powers of evil. He points to Paul in Athens, who saw idols and an altar to the unknown God, and said they were too superstitious. Les says the pagans used fetishes and rituals to ward off evil powers, and that this is the same system Israel was steeped in. Paul's converts came from paganism, idol worship, and mythology, and superstition is always fear of evil powers, never seeking God.