Are we into Idolatry or some measure of it ?
Idolatry:
Keeping in place of God, the things other than God and serving them with complete devotion or commitment. They necessarily need not be statues but people, object, material thing, project etc
Are we into idolatry ?
Many of us may give a straight away answer No !
Yes true we may not be into total idolatry but there is a possibility of playing this sin to some measure of it.
As children of God,
We serve God with all our heart and soul,
We worship God in spirit.
When we worship God in spirit, we obviously mean, there is no activity of flesh involved.
That is……
As we worship in spirit, we offer our bodies as living sacrifice (zero flesh activity). – Romans 12 : 1
But if we haven’t mortified flesh through Spirit, our interests of flesh start manifesting while worshiping God, which at least play to some measure the sin of idolatry.
(NB: We know worship is not just about singing and speaking with God but it’s our life with God)
In our life with God and in our service to God, we may prioritise something other than God, may it be family, spouse, children, spiritual leader, ministry activity, profession, talent etc.
Instead of being a priest of God, we become self consumed priest to serve and worship self interests unknowingly.
Idolatry is not just the act of worshiping idol but it’s rather the act of worshiping self interests out of not mortifying flesh.
Galatians 5 : 19,20
Now the works of the flesh are evident, which are: adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lewdness,
idolatry, sorcery, hatred, contentions, jealousies, outbursts of wrath, selfish ambitions, dissensions, heresies,
The question is asked again now !
Are we into idolatry ? Or some measure of it?
Sol.Dr.Sujatha