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Some people worship God and idols (other gods) at the same time.  Such people never give themselves time and space to question their actions. Today they are in the assembly of the saints, worshiping God (or so to say); tomorrow they are holding an all-night prayer to other gods, seeking protection and guidance! Look at this: “What agreement is there between the temple of God and  idols ? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: ‘I will live with them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be my people .’" - 2 Corinthians 6 Verse 16 (NIV) Some think that worshiping God and idols at the same time provides some kind of insurance cover. In their reasoning, they say, “You never know what works. If God  doesn't  work for me, idols will; if idols don’t work for me, God will.”   What is God's position on idolatry and people who practise it? Look at this: Then the word of the LORD came to me:   "This is wh...

We normally take an idol to be an image that's separate from us; something carved out of stone or wood. However, the Bible teaches us that an idol could also be something in our hearts ; something that takes all the space within our hearts, relegating God to second, third, or fourth class. It could be a fantasy or some other bad habit. The moment that thing overtakes us and takes all of our attention, the moment that we feel we are imprisoned by it and can't get out, it becomes an idol. Nothing should be your master, except the Word of God. You should never allow alcohol, drugs, pornography, sex, wild partying, et c. to take dominion over your life.  The moment you think you can't escape from them;  they've become your gods! You might not believe that you could be your own idol.  You may have never thought of it in that way. The fact is   y ou could be your own idol .  You could be a self-worshiper, singing all the praises to yourself! Some Christians, when ...