Category Archives: idolatry
“Resting in what Jesus has done” by Timothy Keller
“Idolatry is not just a failure to obey God, it is a setting of the whole heart on something besides God. This cannot be remedied only by repenting that you have an idol, or using willpower to try to live … Continue reading
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“Rejoicing and repentance” by Timothy Keller
“Rejoicing and repentance must go together. Repentance without rejoicing will lead to despair. Rejoicing without repentance is shallow and will only provide passing inspiration instead of deep change. Indeed, it is when we rejoice over Jesus’s sacrificial love for us … Continue reading
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“We may behold Him as in a mirror” by John Calvin
“Paul calls the Son the ‘image of the invisible God’, meaning by this, that it is in Him alone that God, who is otherwise invisible, is manifested to us, in accordance with what is said in John 1:18, ‘No man … Continue reading
Filed under Christian Theology, Colossians, idolatry, Incarnation, Jesus Christ, John Calvin, Quotable Quotes
“These cannot satisfy” by Cornelius Plantinga Jr.
“All forms of idolatry involve us deeply in folly. All idolatry is not only treacherous but also futile. Human desire, deep and restless and seemingly unfulfillable, keeps stuffing itself with finite goods, but these cannot satisfy. If we try to … Continue reading
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“The idolatry of talent” by John Angell James
“There is in this day an idolatry of talent running through society; and this man-worship has crept into the church, and corrupted its members. It is painful to perceive how far it is carried in many circles, and to see … Continue reading
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“Defined by the worship of God” N.T. Wright
“Christians are not defined by skin colour, by gender, by geographical location, or even, shockingly, by their good behaviour. Nor are they defined by the particular type of religious feelings they may have. They are defined in terms of the … Continue reading
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