Discernment, Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones, Faith and Christianity

Idols…..

Ron Francis

This post by Robb Brunansky has links to all the other parts of the series. I recommend it. I liked the first point about being tied to God’s Truth. This goes well with my earlier post about Dr. MLJ’s sermons on Authority and Truth in the Ephesians 6 study.

Sermons of Ephesians

No Other Gods: Purging and Protecting Our Hearts from Idols, Part 1
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  1. Found an interesting article commenting on the Oscar’s and referring to it as a “Worship” like experience. This is described by the author as:

    But it is always a mistake to worship the gift, rather than the gift-giver. The Bible calls this idolatry. It is by no means limited to Hollywood. We all constantly make the gifts of God into gods themselves. 

    The Academy Awards ceremony enables us to see what misplaced worship and idolatry look like in our culture. The hope that a collection of great films can atone for our misdeeds is woefully misguided. But common grace also means that even among such a mess, there is much beauty and skill to affirm and enjoy. The Oscars ceremony reflects back to us our own deepest struggles of faith. 

    You can find that quote in the text of the full article, in a link within the summary article highlighted above.

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