Images and Statues, Ex 20:4-6

Images and Statues Ex. 20: 4-6 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Many churches and temples have statues in them as “aids to worship.”  These are nothing less than the “images” forbidden by God in Ex 20:4-6.  We are commanded by God not to make or bow down to things like a Crucifix,...

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Idols and Priest of Micah

Judges 17:1-13 The Young Man Became Micah’s Priest CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In Jud 17:1-13, we see something terribly wrong with the idols and priest of Micah.  Micah making these idols and consecrating this priest is what’s wrong with a religion doing this today.  In this passage, consecrating Micah’s priest entailed: The wrong concept...

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Some Problems With Idolatry, Jud 18:1-31

Jud 18:1-31 Some Problems with Idolatry CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Idolatry, in and of itself, is unlawful [Exodus 20:4-6] and consequential in that it continues through successive generations and incurs the wrath of God.  In this passage, the idolatry of Micah gets transferred to the Danites and ultimately leads to their downfall...

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Are You Idolatrous? Is 48:11

I Will Not Give My Glory unto Another Is 48:11 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO The Lord God said, I will not give my glory unto another.  He said this in the midst of a passage dealing with the vanity and foolishness of idolatry.  There are many “professing” Christians today who are...

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Put Away the Strange Gods, Jos 24:23

VIDEO RECORDING OF THIS SERMON AUDIO RECORDING OF THIS SERMON Strange gods are gods other than the Almighty God of the Bible.  They are typically represented by images, like the images Rachel stole from her father, Laban, Gen 31:19, or the molten calf that Aaron made in Ex 32:4, or...

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Isaiah 42:17-25 The Lord’s Blind Servant

The Lord’s Blind Servant Is. 42:17-25 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO * The last few minutes were cut off. The problem in this passage is that of idolatry.  The Jews are so dependent on seeing something in order to believe that they blind themselves to the things that can only be believed...

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The Time of the End

Daniel 12:1-4 Time of the End CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO The time of the end is identified by a number of things: natural and international disasters [Matt 24], perilous times [2 Tim 3:1-7], and many running to and fro and knowledge increasing, as in our text. The alarming thing about the...

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