ii' Idols

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ii. Idols
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God said..
divine
Exodus 204-6 "You shall not make for yourself an
idol in the form of anything in heaven above or..
You shall not bow down to them or worship them
for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God,
punishing the children to the third and fourth
generation of those who hate me, but showing love
to a thousand generations of those who love me
and keep my commandments.
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God said
divine
compare..
Isaiah 449-20 All who make idols are nothing,
and the things they treasure are worthless. Those
who would speak up for them are blind they are
ignorant, to their own shame. Who shapes a god
and casts an idol, which can profit him nothing?
He and his kind will be put to shame
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God said..
divine
..and contrast
Isaiah 4012-28 Who has measured the waters in
the hollow of his hand, or with the breadth of
his hand marked off the heavens? Who has held the
dust of the earth in a basket, or weighed the
mountains on the scales and the hills in a
balance?....
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divine
1. Whats the problem?
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divine
1. What is the problem?
its function not form that counts
1 Sam 167 ..The LORD does not look at the things
man looks at. Man looks at the outward
appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart.
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divine
1. Whats the problem?
Jesus said
Mark 1230 Love the Lord your God with all your
heart and with all your soul and with all your
mind and with all your strength
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divine
John Calvin
Every one of us is, even from his mother's womb,
a master craftsman of idols .
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divine
2. What are our idols today
Things people
Ephesians 55 For of this you can be sure No
immoral, impure or greedy personsuch a man is an
idolaterhas any inheritance in the kingdom of
Christ and of God
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divine
2. What are our idols today?
thoughts and sensations
Mark 721 For from within, out of men's hearts,
come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft,
murder, adultery, greed, malice, deceit,
lewdness, envy, slander, arrogance and folly. ..
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divine
John Calvin
We must remember that Satan has his miracles,
too.
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divine
3. What are our idols today?
supernatural power
Lev 1931 'Do not turn to mediums or seek out
spiritists, for you will be defiled by them. I am
the LORD your God.
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Take a closer look
divine
who or what do I worship?
Matt 621 For where your treasure is, there your
heart will be also.
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3. What can we do about it?
divine
take heart
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3. What can we do about it?
divine
take heart
Isaiah 4324 ..But you have burdened me with
your sins and wearied me with your offenses.
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3. What can we do about it?
divine
take heart
Isaiah 4325 I, even I, am he who blots out your
transgressions, for my own sake, and remembers
your sins no more.
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3. What can we do about it?
divine
take heart
1 John 19 If we confess our sins, he is faithful
and just and will forgive us our sins and purify
us from all unrighteousness
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3. What can we do about it?
divine
take action
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3. What can we do about it?
divine
take action
Acts 1919 A number who had practiced sorcery
brought their scrolls together and burned them
publicly. When they calculated the value of the
scrolls, the total came to fifty thousand
drachmas.
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3. What can we do about it?
divine
take action
1 John 521 Dear children, keep yourselves from
idols.
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3. What can we do about it?
divine
take control
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3. What can we do about it?
divine
take control
Eph 320-22 Now to him who is able to do
immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine,
according to his power that is at work within us,
to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus
throughout all generations, for ever and ever!
Amen.
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divine
4. Is it worth it?
Psalm 374-6 Delight yourself in the LORD  and he
will give you the desires of your heart. Commit
your way to the LORD trust in him and he will do
this He will make your righteousness shine like
the dawn, the justice of your cause like the
noonday sun.