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Forms of Idolatry

TEXT1 John 5:21;  John 4:22

INTRODUCTION:

A.      WORSHIP IS AN IMPORTANT FACET OF OUR FAITH.

          1.       Strong's, proskuneo (pros-koo-neh'-o);  (meaning to kiss, like a dog licking

                   his master's hand); to fawn or crouch to, i.e. (literally or figuratively) prostrate

                   oneself in homage (do reverence to, adore):

          2.       "to make obeisance, do reverence to" (from pros, "towards," and kuneo,

                   "to kiss"), is the most frequent word rendered "to worship." It is used of an

                   act of homage or reverence ( Vine's ).

B.      SOMETIMES WE MISDIRECT OUR WORSHIP.  DO WE WORSHIP IDOLS?

I.      FORMS OF IDOLATRY.

A.      IMAGE WORSHIP ( Ex. 20:4-5;  Acts 19:26 ).

          1.       Worship of things in nature ( Deut. 17:3:  2 Kings 23:5 )

          2.       Worship of the creature( Rom. 1:22-25 ).

B.      HERO WORSHIP ( Acts 12:21-23;  14:8-18 ).

C.      PLEASURE WORSHIP( 2 Tim. 3:4 ).

          1.       Appetite becomes God( Phil. 3:19 ).

          2.       Those who worship the belly won[t listen to God( 2 Pet. 2:2, 9-11 ).

D.      MAMMON WORSHIP( Matt. 6:24 ).

          1.       Which master offers the most?( Matt. 6:19-21 ).

          2.       What controls us?( Col. 3:5 ).

E.      SELF-WORSHIP.

          1.       Downfall of Eve( Gen. 3:5 ).

          2.       Are we self-sufficient?( Jer. 10:23 ).

          3.       A man who sets at naught the efforts and wisdom of others usually does the

                   same with God( 1 Cor. 3:18 ).

          4.       A warning( 1 Cor. 10:23 ).

II.     ONLY DEITY IS WORTHY OF WORSHIP( Matt. 4:10 ).

III.    THE CHARACTER OF OUR WORSHIP.

A.      WILLINGLY( 2 Cor. 8:12 ).

B.      ORDERLY( 1 Cor. 14:40 ).

C.      REVERENT( Heb. 12:28 ).

D.      SINCERE( Matt. 15:7-9 )

E.      HUMBLE( 1 Pet. 5:5-6 - Luke 18:9-14 ).

F.      INDIVIDUAL( Rom. 14:12 ).

G.      PURE( John 4:24 )

CONCLUSIONIN OUR WORSHIP WE SHOULD GIVE OUR BEST TO GOD.