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- 1 Corinthians 10:7. 7 Do not be idolaters, as some of them were; as it is written: “The people sat down to eat and drink and got up to indulge in revelry.”
- 1 Corinthians 10:14. 14 Therefore, my dear friends, flee from idolatry. Read Chapter All Versions.
- 1 John 5:21. 21 Dear children, keep yourselves from idols. Read Chapter All Versions.
- Colossians 3:5. 5 Put to death, therefore, whatever belongs to your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires and greed, which is idolatry.
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Because we think of idolatry as an ancient way of worshiping gods we tend to miss the idols in our own life. Idolatry isn’t confined to worshipping a golden statue or praying to trinkets. It’s much broader than that. Here’s a helpful definition: An idol is when something or someone becomes more important to us than God. By that definition, even goo...
To put it concisely, the Bible doesn’t say anything positive about idol worship. It is regularly and bluntly condemned in both the Old Testament and the New Testament. This should come as no surprise now that we’ve looked at what an idol is. Still, let’s take a little closer look. Here’s a full list of what the Bible says about idols: Bible Verses ...
Before you read this list of 10 modern day idolatry examples, I want to be clear. This is NOT a list of things we should rid ourselves of totally. For many of the things on this list that would be impossible. In fact, a lot of these things are actually good. The point of this list is to encourage each of us to evaluate our lives to make sure none o...
Idol worship is still present and active. Many of us have idols; the problem is we just don’t recognize them for what they are. Let me reiterate one more time. This isn’t a list of things to avoid or a list we should use to beat ourselves down or ammo to shoot at others. This is a list of things that cantake the place of God in our lives. When a go...
- 1 John 5:21 ESV / 52 helpful votes. Little children, keep yourselves from idols.
- Colossians 3:5 ESV / 47 helpful votes. Put to death therefore what is earthly in you: sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry.
- Exodus 20:3 ESV / 39 helpful votes. “You shall have no other gods before me.
- 1 Corinthians 10:14 ESV / 36 helpful votes. Therefore, my beloved, flee from idolatry.
- Jennifer Slattery
- Self. We are a self-obsessed people, or at least, I am. Throughout the day, I filter everything through the lens of how it affects me, and in social settings my focus usually lands squarely on myself.
- Security. The challenge with modern day idols is they often arise from really good things, even necessary things. These are needs and pleasures our loving heavenly Father longs to provide.
- Approval. We were created as social beings, to live in interdependent community with one another. Therefore, it’s normal to want to belong. God placed this longing within the human heart in order to draw us closer to Him and one another—to help us experience the same oneness God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit enjoy with one another.
- Relationships. When my daughter was young, I was obsessed. She was the center of my every thought and action. But no human can fill the empty places in our hearts.
Mar 6, 2023 · The Bible is very clear on the issue of false idols and condemns the practice in strong terms. In the Old Testament, the First and Second Commandments both expressly forbid the worship of false gods or idols (Exodus 20:3-5; Deuteronomy 5:7-10).
Mar 21, 2020 · The Bible’s clearest example of just how similar those two forms of false worship are is also the Bible’s most famous example of idolatry in the Bible: the golden calf. Worship of false gods, and false worship of the true God, are both false worship.
Warning Against Idolatry - Do not be yoked together with unbelievers. For what do righteousness and wickedness have in common? Or what fellowship can light have with darkness? What harmony is there ...
