By This Name: Is there more to life than one can see? by John R. Cross

Author:John R. Cross [Cross, John R.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: GoodSeed International
Published: 2011-11-29T08:00:00+00:00

If we were to continue the story, we would see that the Philistines returned the Ark to Israel. In time, the Israelites turned back to the Lord and he began to bless them again. But…

…when they were at rest again, they went back to doing evil before you. Then you abandoned them to their enemies, and they gained dominion over them. When they again cried out to you, in your compassion you heard from heaven and rescued them time and again.

Nehemiah 9:28 NET

The Israelites had left Egypt, but they struggled for centuries to leave behind their trust in many gods.

Idols can be things other than images, pictures or icons. Whatever possesses our minds basically becomes the object of our worship—our idol. The following can be idolatry:

• Obsession with the opposite sex.

• Grasping after money and material possessions.

• Fixation with our bodies, our clothes, our diet or anything that belongs to us. Mind-altering chemicals or beverages could also fit into this category.

• Obsession with status, education, power and control.

• Self-serving causes in which we invest immense amounts of time.

Sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry.

Colossians 3:5 ESV

When we refuse to put faith in the Lord and instead trust in our abilities, intellect and strength, we in essence worship ourselves as if we were a god.

But they will be held guilty, they whose strength is their god.

Habakkuk 1:11 NASB

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