Idolatrous Quotes

17 quotes by 16 authors

Arabia was idolatrous when, six centuries after Jesus, Muhammad introduced the worship of the God of Abraham, of Ishmael, of Moses, and Jesus. The Ariyans… — Napoleon Bonaparte
We do not attach any intrinsic value to the Cross; this would be sinful and idolatrous. Our veneration is referred to Him who died upon… — James Gibbons
This avoidance of the difficult things of Scripture â€” of sinfulness and hell and Godâ€™s notable severity â€” is idolatrous and cowardly. If a man… — Matt Chandler
All the modern christian churches have no more authority to preach, baptize, or administer any other ordinance of the gospel than the idolatrous Hindoos have — Orson Pratt
Orthodoxy is idolatry if it means holding the 'correct opinions about God' - 'fundamentalism' is the most extreme and salient example of such idolatry -… — John D. Caputo
We are on the whole an idolatrous people. — Spencer W. Kimball
The primary purpose of a home is to reflect and to distribute the love of Christ. Anything that usurps that is idolatrous. — Ravi Zacharias
The anything-goes passiveness of the religious and political Left is matched by the preachy moralism of the religious and political Right. The person who uncritically… — Brennan Manning
But as a skeptic I am dubious about science as about everything else, unless the scientist is himself a skeptic, and few of them are.… — Robertson Davies
Beautiful art sells. If it sells itself, it is an idolatrous commodity; if it sells anything else, it is a seductive advertisement. — Dave Hickey
Perhaps the greatest lesson [Huxley] learned from reading Carlyle was that real religion, that emotive feeling for Truth and Beauty, could flourish in the absence… — Adrian Desmond
Mr. Brown had thought of nothing but numbers. He should have known that the kingdom of God did not depend on large crowds. Our Lord… — Chinua Achebe
Just as love for one individual which excludes the love for others is not love, love for one's country which is not part of one's… — Erich Fromm
Our patriotism comes straight from the Romans. This is why French children are encouraged to seek inspiration for it in Corneille. It is a pagan… — Simone Weil
Do not be idolatrous about or bound to any doctrine, theory, or ideology, even Buddhist ones. All systems of thought are guiding means; they are… — Nhat Hanh
Some Jews and Muslims accuse Christians of being idolatrous for believing in the Trinity. My response to both groups is that they fundamentally misunderstand the… — Miroslav Volf

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