Exo 20:2 “I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. Exo 20:3 “You shall have no other gods before Me.
Idolatry is basically anything that takes the place of God in our lives. It is the worship of idols or false gods. An idol can be described as any object of adoration; something or somebody greatly admired or loved, often to excess. It is excessive admiration or love shown for somebody or something. ( Encarta Dictionaries)
Anything that is more important to you than God is an idol. Anything that absorbs your imagination more than God and purport to give you only what God can give is an idol. Idolatry is alive today and we are prone to have idols in our lives.( Tim Keller, counterfeit gods)
Modern day forms of idolatry include but not limited to consumerism/ materialism, money, wrongly used smart phones, celebrities, sexual escapades etc. ” When a good thing becomes the ultimate thing, ultimately it becomes a destructive thing” (Jeffrey Curtis). We must prayerfully evaluate our lives and ensure nothing has taken the place God.
Further readings:
Deu 32:16,17
Rom 1:22,23
Col 3:5
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