Idolatry, then, is always polytheism, an aimless passing from one lord to another. Idolatry does not offer a journey but rather a… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
[Those who accept] the Americanized, Constantinian paradigm [say:] We are of God; they are of the Devil. We are the light; they… — Gregory A. Boyd Copy Share Image
The education that you give to the upper classes will not uproot idolatry and prejudice, for it is amongst the masses that… — Keshub Chandra Sen Copy Share Image
Purge me from every sinful blot; My idols all be cast aside: Cleanse me from every evil thought, From all the filth… — John Wesley Copy Share Image
The ultimate goal of theology isn't knowledge, but worship. If our learning and knowledge of God do not lead to the joyful… — Sam Storms Copy Share Image
The emerging church movement has come to believe that the ultimate context of the spiritual aspirations of a follower of Jesus Christ… — Samir Selmanovic Copy Share Image
Sunday morning in America is the greatest hour of idolatry in the whole week. Why? Because most people who are even worshiping… — Paul Washer Copy Share Image
Enoch predicted that "the demons and the spirits of the angelic apostates would turn into idolatry all the elements, all the adornment… — Tertullian Copy Share Image
“If we have forgotten our total dependency upon God, then there is nothing left for us but to try to depend upon… — Charles Upton Copy Share Image
“It is so very sad to find a worldly Christian who is sure—according to him or her—of that security that the faith… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
“I inquired what wickedness is, and I didn't find a substance, but a perversity of will twisted away from the highest substance… — St. Augustine of Hippo Copy Share Image
Because they are human beings, addicts long for wholeness, for fulfillment, and for the final good that believers call God. Like all… — Cornelius Plantinga Copy Share Image
The readiest way which God takes to draw a man to himself is, to afflict him in that he loves most, and… — John Wesley Copy Share Image
Lots of people today would never consider themselves guilty of idolatry as far as it is spelled out in the Ten Commandments,… — Charlie Campbell Copy Share Image
I am deeply distressed by what I only can call in our Christian culture the idolatry of the Scriptures. For many Christians,… — Brennan Manning Copy Share Image
There are a still lot of people in today's church who can easily identify the idolatry outside the church and are pretty… — Tullian Tchividjian Copy Share Image
“God is most high. To choose God, his light, his way his truth (all Christ), means everything flows from the highest point.… — Elizabeth Scalia Copy Share Image
“A careful reading of the Old and New Testaments shows that idolatry is nothing like the crude picture that springs to mind… — Richard Keyes Copy Share Image
“Technology is the idol of our age. The Bible describes the evils of worshipping things built by the hand of man. Back… — James Rozoff Copy Share Image
As a general rule, fans and idols should always be kept at arm's length, the length of the arm to be proportionate… — Shana Alexander Copy Share Image
On closer inspection, the hero status accorded to Abraham, Moses and David in the Old Testament (and echoed in the New Testament)… — Paul Copan Copy Share Image
Belief in Yahweh doesn't come with your mind. It comes with your heart. When you only believe in things you can see… — Lynn Austin Copy Share Image
And they know neither sect nor idolatry, with the exception that all believe that the source of all power and goodness is… — Christopher Columbus Copy Share Image
Papal infallibility and biblical inerrancy are the two ecclesiastical versions of this human idolatry. Both papal infallibility and biblical inerrancy require widespread… — John Shelby Spong Copy Share Image
The Bible portrays God as entering into covenants with people which, when broken, causes him grief and sorrow. The biblical prophet Hosea… — Roger E. Olson Copy Share Image
The perfect church service would be the one we were almost unaware of; our attention would have been on God. But every… — C. S. Lewis Copy Share Image
Why do we idolise Christian singers and speakers? We go from glorifying musicians in the world to glorifying Christian musicians. It's all… — Keith Green Copy Share Image
“When you stop expecting people to be perfect, you like them for who they are. And when you stop expecting material possessions… — Donald Miller Copy Share Image
Despite the many iniquities that have found entrance into the practices of image-worship as it is in vogue now, I do not… — Swami Vivekananda Copy Share Image