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gods at war

Unravel the battle against idols, exploring divine teachings to shun false gods and embrace the one true Lord. Dive into biblical narratives illustrating human tendencies to idolize, urging introspection and faith.

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gods at war

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  1. gods at war Josh Boyer September 29, 2019 Series: Slaying gods

  2. 1And God spoke all these words: 2 “I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery. • 3You shall have no other gods before me. 4 You shall • not make for yourself an image in the form of anything • in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below. 5You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God… • --Exodus 20:1-5a (NIV)

  3. God has given us clear instruction about idols

  4. God has given us clear • instruction about idols

  5. God has given us clear • instruction about idols • You shall have no other god before me

  6. God has given us clear • instruction about idols • You shall have no other god before me • You shall create no other Gods

  7. “The Human heart is an idol factory.” • --John Calvin--

  8. 1When the people saw that Moses was so long in coming down from the mountain, they gathered around Aaron and said, “Come, make us gods who will go before us. As for this fellow Moses who brought us up out of Egypt, we don’t know what has happened to him.” • 2 Aaron answered them, “Take off the gold earrings that your wives, your sons and your daughters are wearing, and bring them to me.” (cont’d) • --Exodus 32:1-4 (NIV)

  9. 3 So all the people took off their earrings and brought them to Aaron. 4 He took what they handed him and made it into an idol cast in the shape of a calf, fashioning it with a tool. Then they said, “These are your gods, Israel, who brought you up out of Egypt.” • --Exodus 32:1-4 (NIV)

  10. 5When Aaron saw this, he built an altar in front of the • calf and announced, “Tomorrow there will be a festival • to the LORD.” 6 So the next day the people rose early • and sacrificed burnt offerings and presented fellowship offerings. Afterward they sat down to eat and drink and got up to indulge in revelry. • 7 Then the LORD said to Moses, “Go down, because your people, whom you brought up out of Egypt… (cont’d) • --Exodus 32:5-8 (NIV)

  11. …have become corrupt. 8 They have been quick to turn away from what I commanded them and have made themselves an idol cast in the shape of a calf. They have bowed down to it and sacrificed to it and have said, ‘These are your gods, Israel, who brought you up out of Egypt.’ • --Exodus 32:5-8 (NIV)

  12. God Battles against Idols

  13. God has been fighting for our hearts from the beginning, because he loves us

  14. The LORD is a warrior; the LORD is his name. • --Exodus 15:3 (NIV)

  15. Who among the gods is like you, LORD? • Who is like you—majestic in holiness, awesome • in glory, working wonders? • --Exodus 15:11 (NIV)

  16. 16 And the LORD God commanded the man, “You are free to eat from any tree in the garden; 17 but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat from it you will certainly die.” • --Genesis 2:16-17 (NIV)

  17. 14“Now fear the LORD and serve him with all faithfulness. Throw away the gods your ancestors worshiped beyond • the Euphrates River and in Egypt, and serve the LORD. • 15 But if serving the LORD seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your ancestors served beyond the Euphrates, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you are living. But as for me and my household, we will serve the LORD.” • --Joshua 24:14-15 (NIV)

  18. God is asking us to choose

  19. God is asking us to choose

  20. God is asking us to choose • We must recognize our idols

  21. God is asking us to choose • We must recognize our idols • We must make a choice

  22. 29 Therefore since we are God’s offspring, we should not think that the divine being is like gold or silver or stone—an image made by human design and skill. • 30 In the past God overlooked such ignorance, but now he commands all people everywhere to repent. • --Acts 17:29-30 (NIV)

  23. gods at war Josh Boyer September 29, 2019 Series: Slaying gods

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