Now that Iâve started to identify my idols, what next? How do I fight idolatry in my life? How do I learn to treasure Christ more, to value supremely only that which is supremely valuable? On a handful of occasions Iâve tried to learn some form of artwork or otherâdrawing, paintingâusually with spectacular ineptitude. The most enjoyable part of the process, though, is reading the manuals that purport to teach you in four easy…
God takes idolatry very seriously. The first of the Ten Commandmentsâand they are given in order of priorityâis about idolatry: âYou shall have no other gods before me.â Nothing else should get pride of place in our lives. He alone deserves our highest devotion, he alone is of infinite worth, and he alone can provide us with the ultimate meaning we seek. But our hearts are idol factories, as John Calvin wisely noted. You…