John Calvin famously said, “Man’s nature, so to speak, is a perpetual forge of idols”. Or as Tim Keller has phrased it, an idol factory. We are prone to worship and give our allegiance to idols (things that are not God), thus sinning by breaking the first two commandments. In Old Testament times, Samuel said… Continue reading Put away the foreign gods!
Category: idolatry
The Canaanization of the Church
In Old Testament times, God had promised to give the land of Canaan to the Israelites (Genesis 12:1-3). Under Joshua the Israelites invaded the land and conquered a great deal of it. The book of Judges is the follow-up account. Would the next generation believe God’s promise, obey God’s word and nail down their territory… Continue reading The Canaanization of the Church
Solomon’s stupidity
Last week the pastor of Christ’s Community Church in California was arrested by the Sheriff’s Department and charged with seven counts of committing lewd acts upon a child. He allegedly was carrying on a two year sexual relationship with a teen congregant. The pastor in question is 50 years old and married. Shocking news of another so-called… Continue reading Solomon’s stupidity
Finishing strong
I enjoy mountain biking, but I hate being unfit (as I am). The other day, cycling with a friend, I had to stop half way through a route to get off my bike and sit down! Steve Farrar wrote a very good book for men called: “Finishing Strong – Going the distance for your family”. Farrar… Continue reading Finishing strong
My idol factory
Growing up I never took seriously the Bible’s warnings against idolatry as I thought there were not that relevant. Maybe in Thailand where bus drivers take their hands off the wheel to say a silent prayer at every Buddha shrine they drive past! Very few of us have private shrines in our homes to other… Continue reading My idol factory