Truth to Take with You It is right to worship the One true God and Him only It is wrong to cling to our idols Exodus 2045a NIV You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in heaven above ID: 647391
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AMERICAN IDOL
Exodus 20:4-6 Pew Bible p. 74Slide2
Truth to Take with You
It is right to worship the One true God,
and Him only.It is wrong to cling to our idols.Slide3
Exodus 20:4-5a NIV
You shall not make for yourself an idol
in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath
or in the waters below.
You shall not bow down to them
or worship them…Slide4
Specific Meaning of the
Second Commandment
Prohibits the manufacture of a tangible and visible image
as an object for worship,
or the worship of any such
manufactured image.Slide5Slide6Slide7
Idol Worship Refined
Idolatry is having any false god –
any object, idea, philosophy, habit, occupation, sport, or whatever
that has one’s primary concern and loyalty
or
that to any degree decreases
one’s trust in and loyalty to the Lord.
John MacArthurSlide8
Exodus 20:4-5a KJV
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…Slide9
Idol Worship Refined
Idolatry is having any false god – any object, idea, philosophy, habit,
occupation, sport, or whatever that has one’s primary concern and loyalty
or
that to any degree decreases
one’s trust in and loyalty to the Lord. Slide10
Anything Can Be an Idol
Destructive addictionsPleasure seekingOur appearance or being attractive to others
Worldly achievements Slide11
Anything Can Be an Idol
Self-fulfillment Accumulation of material thingsSports
HobbiesSlide12
Anything Can Be an Idol
TechnologyPeoplePolitical causes
Spiritual thingsSlide13
Exodus 20:4 NIV
You shall not make for yourself an idol…
An idol is something you make.
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Idol Worship Refined
Idolatry is having any false god –
any object, idea, philosophy, habit, occupation, sport, or whatever
that has one’s primary concern and loyalty
or
that to any degree decreases
one’s trust in and loyalty to the Lord. Slide15
Exodus 20:5a NIV
You shall not bow down to them
or worship them…Slide16Slide17Slide18Slide19
Idol Worship Refined
Idolatry is having any false god –
any object, idea, philosophy, habit, occupation, sport, or whatever
that has one’s primary concern and loyalty
or
that to any degree decreases
one’s trust in and loyalty to the Lord. Slide20
Proverbs 9:13-18 NASB
The woman of folly is boisterous,She is naive and knows nothing.
She sits at the doorway of her house,
On a seat by the high places of the city,
Calling to those who pass by,
Who are making their paths straight:Slide21
Proverbs 9:13-18 NASB
“Whoever is naive, let him turn in here,”And to him who lacks understanding she says,
“Stolen water is sweet;
And bread eaten in secret is pleasant.”
But he does not know that the dead are there,
That her guests are in the depths of
Sheol
.Slide22
What to Do with an Idol
Admit to yourself you have an idol problem.
Confess your idol as sin to God.
Repent! Do whatever you have to get free.Slide23
Truth to Take with You
It is right to worship the One true God,
and Him only. It is wrong to cling to our idols.Slide24
Challenge
Guard your hearts from idols.