Category: idolatry
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A Regular Person
Listen, my beloved brothers, has not God chosen those who are poor in the world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom, which he has promised to those who love him? But you have dishonored the poor man. Are not the rich the ones who oppress you, and the ones who drag…
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Heart Turned Away
Now King Solomon loved many foreign women, along with the daughter of Pharaoh: Moabite, Ammonite, Edomite, Sidonian, and Hittite women, from the nations concerning which the LORD had said to the people of Israel, “You shall not enter into marriage with them, neither shall they with you, for surely they will turn away your heart…
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So-Called Gods
For even if there are so-called gods, whether in heaven or on earth (as indeed there are many “gods” and many “lords”), yet for us there is but one God, the Father, from whom all things came and for whom we live; and there is but one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things came…
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Serve God Not Money
“No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money.” Matthew 6:24 paper by Createwings (retired), pot of gold by Kristmess Designs, glow by Marta van Eck; page border by…
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Love of Money
For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs. 1 Timothy 6:10 kit: Art Box 2 by Holliewood Studios
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A Blessing and a Curse
“See, I am setting before you today a blessing and a curse: the blessing, if you obey the commandments of the LORD your God, which I command you today, and the curse, if you do not obey the commandments of the LORD your God, but turn aside from the way that I am commanding you…
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Not Gods
“Do people make their own gods? Yes, but they are not gods!” Jeremiah 16:20 kit: Day by Day by MDesigns (retired) Heavenly Father, We know that even though we don’t have statues of wood and metal that we worship these days, there are still idols in the form of anything or anyone we love more…
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Worthless Idols
For great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised,and He is to be feared above all gods.For all the ‘gods’ of the peoples are worthless idols,but the Lord made the heavens.Splendor and majesty are before Him;strength and joy are in His place.1 Chronicles 16:25-27 kit: Peacocks on Parade Stacked Papers by Kristmess Designs
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Pharaoh
“I am the Lord; that is my name! I will not give my glory to another or my praise to idols.” Isaiah 42:8 I’ve been thinking about the soldiers who were chasing the Israelites across the desert under the command of Pharaoh. (Ex. 14:9) They saw all of the amazingly powerful and awe-inspiring miracles that…
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Stop the Stampede!
But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach a gospel other than the one we preached to you, let them be under God’s curse! Galatians 1:8 Species: Sheep; Group Name: drove, flock, herd Stop the stampede! Lasso the leader that the rest are following! Don’t follow the herd off that cliff! Warn…
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Creator
The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands. Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they reveal knowledge. They have no speech, they use no words; no sound is heard from them. Yet their voice goes out into all…