God hates idol worship. The entire Old Testament deals with the judgments of God against idol worship. It breaks His heart to see his creation worshipping false gods. Why?
False gods take our eyes off the true God, the Creator who loves us and created us in His own image. False gods deceive and destroy and send their worshippers to Hell. They put their worshippers into bondage with rules and regulations and traditions that must be observed. In fact, every fase god is a representative of Satan. Every false religion is a tool of the Devil.
False religions are not just "traditions" that we must "respect". No. These are an affront to the true God. The trick is to be able to warn the people who belong to these religions without offending them. We have to ask ourselves what is more important: to warn someone from going to hell or to try not to offend them by keeping our mouth shut?
Ezekiel 33:7-9 talks about our responsibility to warn the wicked. Verse 8 says, "When I say unto the wicked, O wicked man, thou shalt surely die; if thou dost not speak to warn the wicked from his way, that wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at thine hand."
Wisdom is the ability to tactfully set the wicked free from their wickedness, without making them feel terrible. That worship of false gods is a chain binding them directly to the devil. It's not just a cute little custom or tradition that was passed down from generation to generation. It's evil.
The devil will have as much power over us as we want to give him. If he can scare us into worshiping him, he will and if he can make us feel obligated to worship him because "our family has always worshiped Buddha (or Allah / Mary / Nimrod / Shiva / Vishnu / Shakti / Ganesha / the Sun God, etc.)" then he will. He loves to use family ties to secure his bondage to false gods.
Worshiping a false god because your family has been worshiping it for generations is a really bad reason to worship something, isn't it? It's sad that most of us were taught from childhood that we must "respect" and worship a certain god "because". Just "because". We are given no evidence that this idol or the demon it represents is the true Creator God. It's mostly based on superstition that if that god isn't "pleased" with offerings, he will "do" something to our finances or family.
Humans are not meant to worship things that are made with man's hands. That's why there's that feeling that "something isn't right" when we do it. That feeling down deep within our soul is the voice of God. We are meant to worship the invisible God by faith. Faith is believing in what you cannot see.
True Christians know this. They realize that it's wrong even to pray to a statue of Mary or a statue of Jesus. Yes, even a statue of Jesus can be a false idol. Anything that we put before God can become an an idol, whether it's a car, a pet, a piece of jewelry, money, or even a family member.
Come to think of it, I think that's why God hates the Mark of the Beast. It's because people will be convinced to depend on it and value it even above God. In a way, it will be a worship of technology and a worship of man. The 666 will be a god.
That's why it's so important to get our hearts right with the one true God. God, the Father, God, the Son and God, the Holy Spirit. These three are one. Neither do we need a building to worship our God. Our body is the temple of God. The Spirit of God lives inside of human flesh! Isn't that amazing? He lives in us, sees through our eyes, hears through our ears and loves others through our hearts. He puts that love in our hearts.
God is Love and true Love is God. Psalms 145:9 says,
"THE LORD IS GOOD TO ALL: AND HIS TENDER MERCIES ARE OVER ALL HIS WORKS."
No matter what god you worship, GOD LOVES YOU. You are a part of His creation and His tender mercies are over all His works. He's waiting for you to turn to Him. No matter what you've been taught, you can be set free from the bondage of false idol worship and false gods right now.
You can be sure of a place in Heaven by simply asking Jesus to come into your heart and show you the truth. And, when you are set free, it's up to you to go and set others free! Just offer them something much better than the slavery of idol worship. Offer them Jesus Christ, the Messiah Who came to die for us that we might live forever!
Prayer of Salvation: "Dear Lord Jesus, Please set me free from the worship of false idols. I believe You died for me to save me from my sins. Please come into my heart and give me eternal life. Amen."
If you prayed that prayer and have received Jesus as your Saviour, please keep reading this blog and the Holy Bible in a translation you understand. Also, find some on fire believers to fellowship with!
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