in the fire; then he ground it to powder, scattered it on the water and made the Israelites drink it. 21He said to these people do to you, that you led them into Aaron, “What did such great sin?” Idols in the church: The idol of feelings - when feeling good is more or important than God’s Word me to be principles. “God wants happy.” The idol of low-commitment convenience - is the minimum I can do and “What still make it to Heaven?” The idol of entitlement - “I deserve”. The idol of the past - the way “That’s we’ve always done it.” The idol of innovation - has to be new and “Everything trendy.” The idol of personal preference - way is the “My right way.” When I make the expression of worship more important than the object of worship, my personal preference becomes more important than God. True worship transcends style. How we worship should never be as important as Who we worship! Ex. 20:5You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for the sin of the fathers to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me, 6but showing love to a thousand generations of those who love me and keep my commandments. Ps. 30:5For His anger lasts only a moment, but His favor lasts a lifetime… What am I passing on to the next generation?
in the fire; then he ground it to powder, scattered it on the water and made the Israelites drink it. 21He said to Aaron, “What did these people do to you, that you led them into such great sin?” Idols in the church: The idol of feelings - when feeling good is more important than God’s Word or principles. “God wants me to be happy.” The idol of low-commitment convenience - “What is the minimum I can do and still make it to Heaven?” The idol of entitlement - “I deserve”. The idol of the past - “That’s the way we’ve always done it.” The idol of innovation - “Everything has to be new and trendy.” The idol of personal preference - “My way is the right way.” When I make the expression of worship more important than the object of worship, my personal preference becomes more important than God. True worship transcends style. How we worship should never be as important as Who we worship! Ex. 20:5You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for the sin of the fathers to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me, 6but showing love to a thousand generations of those who love me and keep my commandments. Ps. 30:5For His anger lasts only a moment, but His favor lasts a lifetime… What am I passing on to the next generation?
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