Idolatry (6)



there is nothing so mean that a carnal heart will not Idolize, and advance in affection above the HighestA Glimpse of God\'s Glory


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A god who is all love, all grace, all mercy, no sovereignty, no justice, no holiness, and no wrath is an idol.


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Idolatry is when you become the source of your own joy. Poverty of spirit is a wonderful thing.


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Nothing, indeed, can be more preposterous than to enjoy those noble endowments which bespeak the divine presence within us and to neglect him who, of his own good pleasure, bestows them upon us.Institutes, Book 1 Chapter 6


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We should not think that one culture is less idolatrous than the next. Traditional societies tend to make the family unit and the clan into an absolute, ultimate thing. This can lead to honor killings, the treatment of women as chattel, and violence toward gay people. Western, secular cultures make an idol out of individual freedom, and this leads to the breakdown of the family, rampant materialism, careerism, and the idolization of romantic love, physical beauty, and profit.Counterfeit Gods (130)


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