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What Is Idolatry? by Mogbonjubola55(op): 9:33am On Jan 11, 2025
Whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father . . . Matthew 10:33


What is idolatry? Idolatry is anything that comes between us and God. Joshua told his people that their nation would be destroyed if they persisted in idolatry, and their souls would suffer eternal death. He said, “You must make your decision today. You must decide whether you want to serve the idols of this life, or the living God.” “Choose you this day,” said Joshua, “as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.” What about you? Are you taking your stand with Joshua? No matter what the cost? I am asking you to choose this day whom you will serve. Our families cannot choose Christ for us. Our friends cannot do it. God is a great God, but even God can’t make the decision for us. He can help, but only we can decide. We have to make our own choice.

PRAYER
Lord Jesus Christ, take away the idols in my life so that, completely undivided, I may serve You, my Savior.




by: Evang. Billy Graham

Re: What Is Idolatry? by sonmvayina(m): 12:36pm On Jan 11, 2025
Worshipping a man as god is idolatry....

God hàs no physical form
Re: What Is Idolatry? by orisa37: 6:34am On Jan 12, 2025
TOTAL SELFISHNESS.
Re: What Is Idolatry? by chiommy123(f): 7:06am On Jan 12, 2025
We look far whenever we talk about idolatry but your job, money, children, wife, friends, etc could be your own idolatry
Re: What Is Idolatry? by cutecommend: 10:28am On Jan 12, 2025
Idolatry is anything you love more than God and any image you worship against God's will.

(1) If someone loves his or spouse, job, career, body, business etc more than God, and gives attention to it more than God, it is idolatry.

(2) If someone worships an image or picture, like the image is a deliverer, helper, saviour: this is idolatry. Mind you, if I see an image of Jesus Christ and I feel happy about it or say "Jesus you are wonderful". It is not idolatry, except I begin to worship and depend on the image regularly for deliverance, salvation e.t.c.

(3) worshipping dieties, gods e.t.c is idolatry.
Re: What Is Idolatry? by helinues: 10:29am On Jan 12, 2025
Bowing down for a statue

Wondering where the Catholics got their inspirations from

While in the pentecostal churches, some pastors have became a statue which their members bow to. One was even saying he won't attend his members wedding should they wed outside his church. They have turned themselves to demi god
Re: What Is Idolatry? by Rich4god(m): 10:29am On Jan 12, 2025
Idolatry doesn't end in having an idol that you worship and make sacrifices to. Anything that distort you from having total submission and focus on God is idolatry.

Excessive fixation on money is idolatry...

Plenty examples dey
Re: What Is Idolatry? by doffman:
Very simple to answer nah ! 🤣

If you choose or worship any other god(s) apart from the Holy God, you are idolator or pagan .

God is one and every living and non living thing depend on him .


Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve him only.’” Luke 4:8

Hellfire is real guys . Let get sense o

Especially , I know one chief pagan here that declare human being as his god 😀

Re: What Is Idolatry? by pretydiva(f): 10:33am On Jan 12, 2025
Idolatry could also be anything that takes the place of God in your life
Re: What Is Idolatry? by Gentlevip: 10:35am On Jan 12, 2025
Does it mean the Israel zionists are idolatrous? What about atheists? Sinners...etc

We need real clarification or redefinition
Re: What Is Idolatry? by Nahunger(m): 10:44am On Jan 12, 2025
Hmm
Re: What Is Idolatry? by advocatejare(m): 10:46am On Jan 12, 2025
Having another thing that you honor/see as God
Re: What Is Idolatry? by Buhari4dullard: 10:49am On Jan 12, 2025
Literally idolatry is worshiping any God that is not the judeo/christian God


If ur God is not called the God.of Abraham,Isaac and Jacob, then ur god is fake.


Exo 3:15 KJV And God said moreover unto Moses, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, The LORD God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath sent me unto you: this is my name for ever, and this is my memorial unto all generations.




God does not want us to bow to stones, so it's not God that you worship when u bow to a black stone.


Lev 26:1 KJV Ye shall make you no idols nor graven image, neither rear you up a standing image, neither shall ye set up any image of stone in your land, to bow down unto it: for I am the LORD your God.

So just know that it's not God that is involved with Blackstone
Re: What Is Idolatry? by Lukuluku69(m): 10:49am On Jan 12, 2025
Mogbonjubola55:
Whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father . . . Matthew 10:33


What is idolatry? Idolatry is anything that comes between us and God. Joshua told his people that their nation would be destroyed if they persisted in idolatry, and their souls would suffer eternal death. He said, “You must make your decision today. You must decide whether you want to serve the idols of this life, or the living God.” “Choose you this day,” said Joshua, “as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.” What about you? Are you taking your stand with Joshua? No matter what the cost? I am asking you to choose this day whom you will serve. Our families cannot choose Christ for us. Our friends cannot do it. God is a great God, but even God can’t make the decision for us. He can help, but only we can decide. We have to make our own choice.

PRAYER
Lord Jesus Christ, take away the idols in my life so that, completely undivided, I may serve You, my Savior.




by: Evang. Billy Graham
Man worship

Wealth Worship

In a nutshell, ANYTHING you leave EVERYTHING for is a God unto you.
Re: What Is Idolatry? by free2ryhme: 10:55am On Jan 12, 2025
Mogbonjubola55:
Whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father . . . Matthew 10:33


What is idolatry? Idolatry is anything that comes between us and God. Joshua told his people that their nation would be destroyed if they persisted in idolatry, and their souls would suffer eternal death. He said, “You must make your decision today. You must decide whether you want to serve the idols of this life, or the living God.” “Choose you this day,” said Joshua, “as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.” What about you? Are you taking your stand with Joshua? No matter what the cost? I am asking you to choose this day whom you will serve. Our families cannot choose Christ for us. Our friends cannot do it. God is a great God, but even God can’t make the decision for us. He can help, but only we can decide. We have to make our own choice.

PRAYER
Lord Jesus Christ, take away the idols in my life so that, completely undivided, I may serve You, my Savior.




by: Evang. Billy Graham
Re: What Is Idolatry? by VinnyBaba: 11:01am On Jan 12, 2025
orisa37:
TOTAL SELFISHNESS.
Very TRUE.

Can be called Self-Worship. sad sad
Re: What Is Idolatry? by MrIcredible: 11:02am On Jan 12, 2025
= This

Worshipping a wood sign

Re: What Is Idolatry? by chatinent: 11:06am On Jan 12, 2025
Worshipping Daddy GOs, Governing body, or Idolizing anyone in the Bible other than God.
Re: What Is Idolatry? by VinnyBaba: 11:07am On Jan 12, 2025
helinues:
Bowing down for a statue

Wondering where the Catholics got their inspirations from

While in the pentecostal churches, some pastors have became a statue which their members bow to. One was even saying he won't attend his members wedding should they wed outside his church. They have turned themselves to demi god
The Slight difference is Catholics bow to Images/statues of Jesus Christ, Mary and maybe a Saints,
But do not Revere them as Items to be worshipped. sad

But most Traditionalists bow to Images and totally Revere it as a god!.

When Aaron made a Statue for the Isrealites, they worshipped it as a god!. embarassed

Catholic do NOT see or Treat their Statues as gods. undecided
Re: What Is Idolatry? by helinues: 11:08am On Jan 12, 2025
VinnyBaba:
The Slight difference is Catholics bow to Images/statues of Jesus Christ, Mary and maybe a Saints,
But do not Revere them as Items to be worshipped. sad

But most Traditionalists bow to Images and totally Revere it as a god!.

When Aaron made a Statue for the Isrealites, they worshipped it as a god!. embarassed

Catholic do NOT see or Treat their Statues as gods. undecided
Is there any difference between the Catholics and the traditionalists?

Do not bow to any statue should be applicable to all
Re: What Is Idolatry? by MindHacker9009(m):
Jesus Christ is an idol invented by the Roman empire

God Almighty of the original Torah in the original first Temple in Jerusalem is the only True God.
Re: What Is Idolatry? by SeriouslySense(m): 11:12am On Jan 12, 2025
Praise God, glory To Jesus the most High. I hope God see us through and help this week and every day. Amen

Praise God the Almighty one. Father in the highest heaven, Jesus who has descended to the lowest below the earth and to highest heaven and the Holy Spirit who is everywhere.

Help us O Father in heaven, may we rejoice in Jesus and may your living Spirit be with us.
Re: What Is Idolatry? by psucc(m): 11:12am On Jan 12, 2025
Just anything, physical or not that we put/worship before God.
Re: What Is Idolatry? by AntiisIam(m): 11:15am On Jan 12, 2025
This is pure Idolatry

Leviticus 26:1
“’Do not make idols or set up an image or a sacred stone for yourselves, and do not place a carved stone in your land to bow down before it. I am the LORD your God.


Exodus 20:4-6
Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth: thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me; and shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments.

Re: What Is Idolatry? by gohf:
Hallelujah. Idolaters, workers of iniquity, fornicators all are the same, knowing what it is knowing who you are, the next step is to turn away from these to God and love Him completely because you can't love both God and money
Re: What Is Idolatry? by ViceGovernor: 11:21am On Jan 12, 2025
Four sins that will provoke God to destroy the world.

Revelation 9:21 KJV
Neither repented they of their murders, nor of their idolatory, nor of their fornication, nor of their thefts.
Re: What Is Idolatry? by gohf: 11:22am On Jan 12, 2025
MindHacker9009:
Jesus Christ is an idol.

God Almighty of the original Torah in the original first Temple in Jerusalem is the only True God.
Jesus Christ is the son of God, who serves God forever, how can a living breathing image of God brought forth by God be an idol
Re: What Is Idolatry? by gohf: 11:24am On Jan 12, 2025
cutecommend:
Idolatry is anything you love more than God and any image you worship against God's will.

(1) If someone loves his or spouse, job, career, body, business etc more than God, and gives attention to it more than God, it is idolatry.

(2) If someone worships an image or picture, like the image is a deliverer, helper, saviour: this is idolatry. Mind you, if I see an image of Jesus Christ and I feel happy about it or say "Jesus you are wonderful". It is not idolatry, except I begin to worship and depend on the image regularly for deliverance, salvation e.t.c.

(3) worshipping dieties, gods e.t.c is idolatry.
what about worshipping god the spirit and god the son
Re: What Is Idolatry? by gohf: 11:25am On Jan 12, 2025
psucc:
Just anything, physical or not that we put/worship before God.
what about what people put beside God to worship as well

Can't serve both God and money
Re: What Is Idolatry? by gohf: 11:27am On Jan 12, 2025
VinnyBaba:
The Slight difference is Catholics bow to Images/statues of Jesus Christ, Mary and maybe a Saints,
But do not Revere them as Items to be worshipped. sad

But most Traditionalists bow to Images and totally Revere it as a god!.

When Aaron made a Statue for the Isrealites, they worshipped it as a god!. embarassed

Catholic do NOT see or Treat their Statues as gods. undecided
but they worship god the son and god the spirit
Re: What Is Idolatry? by gohf: 11:29am On Jan 12, 2025
doffman:
Very simple to answer nah ! 🤣

If you choose or worship any other god(s) apart from the Holy God, you are idolator or pagan .

God is one and every living and non living thing depend on him .


Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve him only.’” Luke 4:8

Hellfire is real guys . Let get sense o
so those who worship god the spirit will go to hell
Re: What Is Idolatry? by Validated: 11:30am On Jan 12, 2025
sonmvayina:
Worshipping a man as god is idolatry....
God hàs no physical form
How about bowing to a Blackstone ,(fragmented meteorite)
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