Quotes about Idolatry

I want to be cremated so people won't come to worship at my bones.

The apostle Paul had much to say about the immorality of individual church members, but little to say about the immorality of pagan Rome. He did not rail against the abuses in Rome—slavery, idolatry, gladiator games, political oppression, greed—even though such abuses surely offended Christians of that day every bit as much as our deteriorating society offends Christians today.

We have not, it seems, the power to abstain from worship. Instead, we swallow the sweet poison, substituting lesser gods for God.

The Israelites give ample proof that signs may only addict us to signs, not to God.

The essential message of Judaism and Christianity is that life is not an end in itself. Life is to be a means—to goodness, to sanctity, and to God. The belief in life as an end in itself is a form of idolatry.

The reality is, when someone knows the truth, knows the will of God, knows what God has spoken , and yet pushes back and doesn't obey, it is idolatry . The reason? Their will, agenda, wishes, and desires have been placed above God's. All of these things come before Him, and an idol.

A believer is drawn into idolatry when he allows his heart to be stirred with discontentment and looks for satisfaction outside of obedience to God. This satisfaction could be a person, possession, or activity.

If you hold on to what you want so tightly, it almost becomes an idol.

Belief in Yahweh doesn't come with your mind. It comes with your heart. When you only believe in things you can see with your eyes and touch with your hands, it is idolatry.

When you only believe in things you can see with your eyes and touch with your hands, it is idolatry.

Belief in Yahweh doesn't come with your mind. It comes with your heart. When you only believe in things you can see with your eyes and touch with your hands, it is idolatry... To have faith in Yahweh is to know that there is a realm of the spirit beyond the comprehension of our minds... Trusting in Molech... or trusting in your own wisdom and intellect - there's no difference in God's eyes. It's all idolatry.

The only way to revive Temple worship is through repentance. The men of Judah must give up their idolatry and turn their hearts back to God.