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DOMINION OVER DARKNESS (PART XIX) CONFRONTING IDOLATRY
God instructed the children of Israel to utterly destroy idolatry in Deut. 12:1-4 “These are the statutes and judgments, which ye shall observe to do in the land, which the LORD God of thy fathers giveth to thee to possess it, all the days that ye live upon the earth. Ye shall utterly destroy all the places, wherein the nations which ye shall possess served their gods, upon the high mountains, and upon the hills, and under every green tree: and ye shall overthrow their altars, and break their pillars, and burn their groves with fire; and ye shall hew down the graven images of their gods, and destroy the…
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DOMINION OVER DARKNESS (PART XIX) CONFRONTING IDOLATRY
Some Truths About Idolatry: – Covetousness is a form of idolatry. Col. 3:5, “Away then with sinful, earthly things; deaden the evil desires lurking within you; have nothing to do with sexual sin, impurity, lust and shameful desires; don’t worship the good things of life, for that is idolatry” (TLB). It is good to have things but it is a terrible thing for you to worship things; it is a terrible thing to allow things to have you. Love God and use things. Modern day idolatry is loving things and using God or even using God to get things. This is materialism, the worship of things. This is the origin…
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DOMINION OVER DARKNESS (PART XIX) CONFRONTING IDOLATRY
Some Truths About Idolatry: – Idolatry is a serious disease of the heart. Idols reside in the garden of the heart. Somebody can be in the Church but with idols in his heart. As far as God is concerned that person is just wasting his time. God does not answer the prayer of a person whose heart is infested with idolatry. Psa. 66:18 “If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me”. (KJV). It is folly to come to a holy God to ask for blessings with idols in your heart. It is ignorance that makes people do this. If you understand the nature of God,…
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DOMINION OVER DARKNESS (PART XIX) CONFRONTING IDOLATRY
In love, there is so much pain. We could see this demonstrated throughout the Bible in the relationship between God and his people. That is why we need to measure our love so that we don’t spoil the object of that love. Most often than not, children who are raised by affluent parents grow up with entitlement mentality. Many of them cannot handle anything that is committed into their hands successfully. And why? It is because their parents never actually allowed these children to grow. Some Truths About Idolatry: – It is a direct violation of God’s commandment. Exo. 20:1-6, “Then GOD ISSUED this edict: I am Jehovah your God…
