234 Quotes About Idolatry

Suffering always reveal idols of the heart.

When people say, "I know God forgives me, but I can't forgive myself," they mean that they have failed an idol, whose approval is more important than God's.

Love ceases to be a demon only when he ceases to be a god.

Idolatry' is the practice of seeking the source and provision of what we need either physically or emotionally in someone or something other than the one true God. It is the tragically pathetic attempt to squeeze life out of lifeless forms that cannot help us meet our real needs.

‎A careful reading of the Old and New Testaments shows that idolatry is nothing like the crude picture that springs to mind of a sculpture in some distant country. The idea is highly sophisticated, drawing together the complexities of motivation in individual psychology, the social environment, and also the unseen world. Idols are not just on pagan altars, but in well-educated human hearts and minds

No more terrible disaster could befall your people than for them to fall into the hands of a Hero.

Jack Taylor put it this way: "an idol is something you have to check with before you say yes to God".

The essence of idolatry is enjoying the gifts but not honoring the Giver.

The true god of your heart is what your thoughts effortlessly go to when there is nothing else demanding your attention.