Other gods before God

[B Judson]

Loving God comes FIRST.... if you love someone else more than you love God, then you are guilty of idolatry.  Enjoy!

[luigi]

14 hours ago, B Judson said:

Loving God comes FIRST.... if you love someone else more than you love God, then you are guilty of idolatry.  Enjoy!

Loving God should come first, but likewise as Christ pointed out, should we love our fellow man.

Idolatry on the other hand is the love of material things, of which we are all today guilty of loving these other gods. These other gods are the works of our hands that are also described as devils in Revelation 9:20. Without this realization and acknowledgement of the truth, we will then never be free from the love of materialism.

Revelation 9:20 And the rest of the men which were not killed by these plagues yet repented not of the works of their hands, that they should not worship devils, and idols of gold, and silver, and brass, and stone, and of wood: which neither can see, nor hear, nor walk:

Edited July 17, 2023 by luigi

[enoob57]

Matthew 25:38-40 (NKJV)

[38] ‘When did we see You a stranger and take You in, or naked and clothe You? [39] ‘Or when did we see You sick, or in prison, and come to You?’ [40] “And the King will answer and say to them, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brethren, you did it to Me.’

 

[luigi]

On 7/17/2023 at 7:43 AM, luigi said:

Loving God should come first, but likewise as Christ pointed out, should we love our fellow man.

Idolatry on the other hand is the love of material things, of which we are all today guilty of loving these other gods. These other gods are the works of our hands that are also described as devils in Revelation 9:20. Without this realization and acknowledgement of the truth, we will then never be free from the love of materialism.

Revelation 9:20 And the rest of the men which were not killed by these plagues yet repented not of the works of their hands, that they should not worship devils, and idols of gold, and silver, and brass, and stone, and of wood: which neither can see, nor hear, nor walk:

Correlating with the Word of the Lord in Revelation 9:20, where people refuse to abandon their love for material things; we see another similar description in 2 Thessalonians 2:12, where people during these end times will refuse to believe in truth, so that they may continue to take pleasure in their incorrect ways. These unrighteous ways of materialism become more prevalent through the man of sin (2 Thessalonians 2:3), propagating the works of Satan (2 Thessalonians 2:9). Another description for these events appears in Revelation 13, where after Satan provides the Beast with his power (Revelation 13:2), mankind will then be in love with the system of the Beast (Revelation 13:4), and with the Beasts mouth (aka the man of sin), propagating the Beasts system (Revelation 13:8). Taking all into account, it appears the power Satan bestows upon the Beast, allows the man of sin to provide mankind with a virtual limitless amount of material goods that mankind will be enamored with.

2 Thessalonians 2:12 That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.

2 Thessalonians 2:3 Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition; 

2 Thessalonians 2:9 Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders,

Revelation 13:2 And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority.

Revelation 13:4 And they worshipped the dragon which gave power unto the beast: and they worshipped the beast, saying, Who is like unto the beast? who is able to make war with him?

Revelation 13:8  And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.