Analogy
In Scripture the heart is the most comprehensive term for the authentic person. It is the place where we desire, deliberate, and…
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Analogy
Idolatry Is Turning Good Things into Ultimate Things
Tim Keller / common teaching
Idolatry is rarely the worship of something obviously evil. More often it is taking a good gift from God — family, work, ministry success, approval, comfort, even spiritual experiences — and elevating it to the place only God should occupy. When a good thing becomes an ultimate thing, it begins to control us. We look to it for identity, security, and joy, and it inevitably fails us. The solution is not to despise the good gift, but to put it back in its proper place under Christ.
How you’d preach it
Extremely useful for diagnosing the subtle idols of a church culture that looks outwardly “Christian.”
- Idolatry
- Identity
- Joy
Keller