What are examples of modern day idolatry?

Modern Day Idolatry in Relationships Romantic. Whether it’s your spouse, someone you’re dating, or that handsome coworker, seeking satisfaction in our significant other not only sets them up as an idol, but also sets them up for failure.

What’s considered idolatry?

idolatry, in Judaism and Christianity, the worship of someone or something other than God as though it were God. Gross, or overt, idolatry consists of explicit acts of reverence addressed to a person or an object—the sun, the king, an animal, a statue.

What are some examples of idols?

Anything you place above God. There are many idols we struggle with and many of them creep into our lives without us even realizing….Here are 7 unsuspecting idols that might be creeping into your life.

• Family.
• Wealth.
• Prosperity.
• Career Success.
• Image.
• Romance.
• Safety & Security.

What did Jesus say about idolatry?

You shall have no other gods before me. This is expressed in the Bible in Exodus 20:3, Matthew 4:10, Luke 4:8 and elsewhere, e.g.: Ye shall make you no idols nor graven image, neither rear you up a standing image, neither shall ye set up any image of stone in your land, to bow down unto it: for I am the Lord your God.

Why is covetousness called idolatry?

We’re told in Ephesians 5:5 and Colossians 3:5 that covetousness is idolatry. To be idolatry it would have to be putting something in the place of or before God and His will. It would be making “mammon” (the name of deity given to material wealth) our master instead of God (Mt. 6:24).

What is the meaning of idolatry in the Bible?

Definition of idolatry 1 : the worship of a physical object as a god. 2 : immoderate attachment or devotion to something.

What is the basis of all modern idolatry?

This has been man’s desire ever since—to be god and, as we have seen, the worship of self is the basis of all modern idolatry. All idolatry of self has at its core the three lusts found in 1 John 2:16: “For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.”

Why don’t we think about idol worship today?

Part of the reason we don’t think about idol worship today is because our definition of idolatry is off. We think idolatry is confined to bowing down to a golden statue or praying to a wooden trinket. Since we don’t do those things, we assume we don’t have idols.

When it comes to idolatry the danger is not in an item?

“When it comes to idolatry, the danger is not in an item… it is in us.” Identifying Idolatry In order to recognize idols, you don’t always have to use your eyes, particularly when dealing with spiritual idols. Idolatry is anything that either disproportionately consumes your thoughts, actions or resources, or that take your focus off of God.

What is an idol and what does it mean?

So, what is an idol? An idol is when something or someone becomes more important to us than God. Even good things can become idols when we make them the ultimate things in our lives. Anything, or anyone, can become an idol if we place the value for that thing/person above our value for God.