What is an idol and idolatry?

This is all just some stuff. I haven't had time to really go back and pick it to pieces. Thank you Richard hornok for a great sermon.

Here are some verses to look up concerning idols and idolatry.

Proverbs 21:2

Exodus 20:3-4; refer to the ten commandments, you shall have no other Gods before me, nothing that symbolizes heaven or animal or sea. ( my mind has a lot of images right now. )


Acts 17-16ff

What is an idol?

1.an object that gets worship. (Such as figures that your worship. People. Bands.)


2. Raising something above the place of God in our life. (I think at times it can be our kids or spouse. Or friends that are there for us at the horrid times. Or something.like your house. Your job. Your cars )

3. Promoting a secondary thing into the ultimate thing.( Maybe for some its food or maybe a job or people friendships ever parenting or gardening. The list grows)

4. Expecting from something or someone the things that only God can give.(
Kids and husband giving me happiness. A friend calming your heart. A new home. Money. Satisfaction and self-worth. Only God can give you the self worth and satisfaction and peace and happiness.)

5. It can even be... A good and necessary thing that has been defied.

Idols competing for my heart. God said don't make anything more important that me or look to anything to give you only what I can.

Anything can be an idol.

Being and idolatress with parenting and marriage. It's not focused on him. I don't seek him for answers. I turn to books to get answers. BOOKS!! Internet

Gods take on idolatry....
1. Adultery- I am married to God and when I seek that intamacy elsewhere then it's like I'm cheating on Him. God wants to give it to us and we are looking for it else where

2. Cultic- I do a good job keeping the secondry there. I will do anything to sacrifice to keep the secondary up and going. My cell. Oi!!! When you can't have money you devastate and he stands by and watches us sacrifice what he gave us to keep secondary. We are a cult

3. Treason- when I make a idol in my life it's like I'm comitting treason and joining the enemy

Tv. Books. Phone. How many books have you turned to other than the bible for answers. Oh gracious I'll be the first to raise my hand. I'm totally ashamed now to know I have sought answers every where for stubborn kids and babies and food in other books. Now. I am not dogging it per say. I just realize my own convictions and just feel a powerful wow hit me as I realize it. My cell phone/Internet. Is one. I read my bible with it. Share Gods word with it and become attached to it as a way to release me. And a way to "spill". I should be spilling to God Alone.

Thank you again mr. Hornok