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Flee from
Idolatry
1 Corinthians 10:14
In his letter to the church at Corinth Paul wrote,
"Wherefore my dearly beloved, flee from idolatry" (1 Corinthians 10:14)
It seems the Corinthians had a problem separating themselves from the
false religions of the world around them. They sought to worship
the Living God while still taking part in pagan feast with their worldly
friends. The inspired apostle told them very plainly, "Ye cannot
drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of devils" (v. 21).
Today we cringe at the thought of worshipping false
gods. We would not dare sacrifice to some man-made god or hold a
feast in their honor. We take great effort to distance ourselves
from any form of religion or worship other than what is authorized by
God in the New Testament. In that way we have come a long way from
those Paul addressed.
Yet we still must be on guard against idolatry.
One of the problems with idolatry is that those who practice it give
what rightly belongs to God to someone or something other than the
Almighty. When we give money, time or talents that rightly belong
to God to something else we are just as guilty of idolatry as some of
the Corinthians were.
do we spend all day Saturday watching football and
arrive at Bible class without having our lesson complete? Do we
miss the worship service on Sunday morning to "sleep in" because we were
out late Saturday night? Are we forced to put less in the offering
plate because we just had to have a new pair of shoes even though our
old ones still look new? do we miss services on Wednesday night to
work over-time so we can have extra money for an upcoming vacation?
These are just some of the ways we can be guilty of idolatry.
We all need to take time to evaluate many of the
things in our lives that hinder us from giving our all to God. We
can have time to enjoy ourselves, Wd can buy things we don't need
just because we want them. We can work an extra shift every now
and them for a little extra spending money. But when these things
take the place of God and our service to Him, they become idols.
Beloved, flee from idolatry.
Thomas Sneed
Pond Church of Christ
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