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Title: The False Gods We Serve


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  • The False Gods We Serve

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Idolatry in the World Today
  • Religions like Hinduism and Buddhism have
    thousands of gods and idols
  • Gods people can serve him and idols at the same
    time (2 Kings 1733,41 Zeph. 15)
  • Serving false gods brings sorrow (Psa. 164)
  • False gods can be carried with us (Amos 526)

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Idolatry in the Bible
  • Idolatry 1. worship of idols. 2. excessive
    admiration of, devotion to, or reverence for some
    person or thing (WNWD, 722)
  • Idols as an outward object of wood or stone (Ex.
    202-5 Isa. 449-20 Jer. 101-5
    Acts 1716 Rom. 123 Rev. 920)
  • Idols as an inward desire of the heart
    (Ezek. 141-5)

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The False Gods We Serve
  • The god of materialism (Mt. 621,24,33 Col.
    35) job, money, possessions, clothes
  • The god of this world (2 Cor. 44) - lust
  • The god of self (Rom. 1618 Phil. 319
    2 Tim. 32) education, achievements, body
  • The god of pleasure entertainment
    (Lk. 814 2 Tim. 34 Jas. 41) hobbies,
    sports

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How Do We KnowWe Are Serving False Gods?
  • Do we use these things as tools to get through
    life or as masters to serve? (1 Tim. 66-10)
  • Do we choose one of these over proper service to
    the Lord? (Mt. 1920-22)
  • Do we share what we have or horde it and hope in
    it? (Lk. 1213-21 1 Tim. 617-19)

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The Christian and False Gods
  • Make no mention of other gods (Ex. 2313
    3414)
  • Choose you this day (Josh. 2415)
  • His spirit was provoked full of idols (Acts
    1716)
  • Neither be idolaters flee idolatry (1 Cor.
    107,14)
  • Turn unto God from idols (1 Thess. 19)
  • Guard yourselves from idols (1 Jn. 521)

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The Christian and False Gods
  • No Idolaters In Heaven
  • (Revelation 218 2215)
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