Day: April 12, 2020

Recommended Reading April 2020 In this issue of Theology for Life Magazine, we’ve been considering the subject of idolatry and how it impacts the life

Growing up on a large lake, I developed a great appreciation for the power of the wind. I enjoyed many summer days sailing with friends

“Little children, keep yourselves from idols” (1st John 5:21). If the heart of man is, as John Calvin described it, “an idol-making factory”, then the

The consistent biblical testimony is that idolatry is inexcusable. Scripture never condones idolatry on the grounds that men knew no better, but condemns it on

The notion of the retributive irony has to do with being punished by means of your own sin. Can believers suffer this kind of retributive

Let’s talk about laziness. Laziness is idolatry. It is closely related to its opposite—workaholism. Both the sins of laziness and workaholism are sins of self-worship.

Is God opposed to prosperity? Where is the line between being grateful for the gifts He’s given us and idolatry? Sometimes God offers prosperity as

We’re not to be pitied. If we feel sorry for ourselves, others will feel sorry for us. If we recognize that we have a unique