The Scriptures states, "I am the Lord thy God, thou shall have no other gods before me." Jesus stated in Matthew 7:24, "No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money."
I personally believe one of the greatest sins affecting the church today is the sin of idolatry. An idol is anything we place ahead of God and His service. Many Christians are allowing things and people to crowd out their worship and service to the Lord. Are you the type of person that reads your Bible or comes to church only after everything else is done first? Do you spend more time on the Internet or wathcing television than in the Bible reading and prayer? Do you allow sports, recreation or some hobby to take precedence over your service to the Lord? We must return to our first love, Jesus! Confess and forsake all forms of idolatry. Be determined not allow anything to come before your devotion to the Lord.
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Probing Questions For Personal Reflection
Ephesians 5:5 "For this you know, that no whoremonger or unclean person, or covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ."
Epehsians 5:12 "For it is a shame even to speak of those things which are done of them in secret."
"Have you committed any form of sexual immorality, uncleanness or perversions? Do you ever watch television or movies that feature immorality and violence? Do you make excuses by saying "There's nothing else to watch"?
Do you watch today's filthy talk shows that regularly joke about immorality and perversions? Do you fund Hollywood's poison by going to questionable movies or purchasing videos? According to Scripture, no one who does thes things can be truly right with God. Our society is utterly depraved and many believers have become conditioned to accept pure filth as entertainment. God is infinitely holy. If you would know His glorious power and blessings, you must reject sinful movies, magizines and entertainment."
Gregory Frizzell, Returning to Holiness (Fulton: The Master Desgin, 2000), 49.
Epehsians 5:12 "For it is a shame even to speak of those things which are done of them in secret."
"Have you committed any form of sexual immorality, uncleanness or perversions? Do you ever watch television or movies that feature immorality and violence? Do you make excuses by saying "There's nothing else to watch"?
Do you watch today's filthy talk shows that regularly joke about immorality and perversions? Do you fund Hollywood's poison by going to questionable movies or purchasing videos? According to Scripture, no one who does thes things can be truly right with God. Our society is utterly depraved and many believers have become conditioned to accept pure filth as entertainment. God is infinitely holy. If you would know His glorious power and blessings, you must reject sinful movies, magizines and entertainment."
Gregory Frizzell, Returning to Holiness (Fulton: The Master Desgin, 2000), 49.
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