Benedict Groschel (2010). I Am with You Always: A Study of the History and Meaning of Personal Devotion to Jesus Christ for Catholic, Orthodox, and Protestant Christians. Ignatius. pp.58–60. ISBN 978-1-58617-257-2. Bernard Lonergan (2016). The Incarnate Word: The Collected Works of Bernard Lonergan, Volume 8. University of Toronto Press. pp.310–314. ISBN 978-1-4426-3111-3. Source: On Worshiping False Gods: CSKC-INP, Coretta Scott King Collection, In Private Hands, Sermon Files, folder 45

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Protestants did not abandon all icons and symbols of Christianity. They typically avoid the use of images, except the cross, in any context suggestive of veneration. The cross remained their central icon. [64] [65] Technically both major branches of Christianity have had their icons, states Carlos Eire, a professor of religious studies and history, but its meaning has been different to each and "one man's devotion was another man's idolatry". [94] This was particularly true not only in the intra-Christian debate, states Eire, but also when soldiers of Catholic kings replaced "horrible Aztec idols" in the American colonies with "beautiful crosses and images of Mary and the saints". [94] a b Moshe Halbertal; Donniel Hartman (2007). Monotheism and Violence. Vol.Judaism and the Challenges of Modern Life. Bloomsbury Academic. pp.105–112. ISBN 978-0-8264-9668-3. Gary Waller (2013). Walsingham and the English Imagination. Ashgate. p.153. ISBN 978-1-4094-7860-7.Kalman Bland (2001). Lawrence Fine (ed.). Judaism in Practice: From the Middle Ages Through the Early Modern Period. Princeton University Press. pp.290–291. ISBN 978-0-691-05787-3.

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Barbara Roggema (2009). The Legend of Sergius Bahira: Eastern Christian Apologetics and Apocalyptic in Response to Islam. BRILL Academic. pp.204–205. ISBN 978-90-04-16730-8. Idolatry is the worship of a cult image or "idol" as though it were God. [1] [2] [3] In Abrahamic religions (namely Judaism, Samaritanism, Christianity, the Baháʼí Faith, and Islam) idolatry connotes the worship of something or someone other than the Abrahamic God as if it were God. [4] [5] In these monotheistic religions, idolatry has been considered as the "worship of false gods" and is forbidden by texts such as the Ten Commandments. [4] Other monotheistic religions may apply similar rules. [6] Those who worship the god of science fail to see that this god only furnishes us with the material means by which we live never with the spiritual ends for which we live. Those who worship the god of science money fail to see that this god can only satisfy our material necessities. But man is more than a dog to be satisfied by a few economic bones. Those great intangible values which are so basic to the human soul cannot be bought with money. The Islamic concept of idolatry extends beyond polytheism, and includes some Christians and Jews as muširkūn (idolaters) and kafirun (infidels). [104] [105] For example:a b Such idol caring practices are found in other religions. For example, the Infant Jesus of Prague is venerated in many countries of the Catholic world. In the Prague Church it is housed, it is ritually cared for, cleaned and dressed by the sisters of the Carmelites Church, changing the Infant Jesus' clothing to one of the approximately hundred costumes donated by the faithfuls as gift of devotion. [166] [167] The idol is worshipped with the faithful believing that it renders favors to those who pray to it. [167] [168] [169] Such ritualistic caring of the image of baby Jesus is found in other churches and homes in Central Europe and Portugual / Spain influenced Christian communities with different names, such as Menino Deus. [168] [170] [171] The idolatry debate has been one of the defining differences between papal Catholicism and anti-papal Protestantism. [92] The anti-papal writers have prominently questioned the worship practices and images supported by Catholics, with many Protestant scholars listing it as the "one religious error larger than all others". The sub-list of erring practices have included among other things the veneration of Virgin Mary, the Catholic mass, the invocation of saints, and the reverence expected for and expressed to pope himself. [92] The charges of supposed idolatry against the Roman Catholics were leveled by a diverse group of Protestants, from Anglicans to Calvinists in Geneva. [92] [93] Altar with Christian Bible and crucifix on it, in a Lutheran Protestant church Rev. Robert William Dibdin (1851). England warned and counselled; 4 lectures on popery and tractarianism. James Nisbet. p. 20.

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James Leslie Houlden (2003). Jesus in History, Thought, and Culture: An Encyclopedia. ABC-CLIO. pp.369–370. ISBN 978-1-57607-856-3. Cf. Judges 2:12-13: “And they forsook the Lord God of their fathers, which brought them out of the land of Egypt, and followed other gods, of the gods of the people that were round about them, and bowed themselves unto them, and provoked the Lord to anger. And they forsook the Lord, and served Baal and Ashtaroth.”

Look at the Jews. They ate the animals that were brought to God as gifts in worship and put on the altar. Did this not show they were sharing with God? 19 What do I mean? Am I saying that a false god or the food brought to it in worship is worth anything? 20 No, not at all! I am saying that the people who do not know God bring gifts of animals in worship. But they have given them to demons, not to God. You do not want to have any share with demons. 21 You cannot drink from the cup of the Lord and from the cup of demons. You cannot eat at the Lord’s table and at the demon’s table. 22 Are we trying to make the Lord jealous? Do we think we are stronger than the Lord? a b c d Angelini, Anna (2021). "Les dieux des autres: entre «démons» et «idoles»". L'imaginaire du démoniaque dans la Septante: Une analyse comparée de la notion de "démon" dans la Septante et dans la Bible Hébraïque. Supplements to the Journal for the Study of Judaism (in French). Vol.197. Leiden and Boston: Brill Publishers. pp.184–224. doi: 10.1163/9789004468474_008. ISBN 978-90-04-46847-4. a b Douglas Q. Adams (1997). Encyclopedia of Indo-European Culture. Routledge. pp.44, 125–133, 544–545. ISBN 978-1-884964-98-5.

What Does the Bible Say About Worship Of False Gods?

Leviticus 17:7 adds another important connection: “They shall no more offer their sacrifices to demons, after whom they have played the harlot” (NKJV). Here, these demons (the ESV has “goat demons”) are other gods worshiped by the surrounding cultures. Again, demons are equated with pagan gods in this passage. Idolatry has also been called idolism, [26] iconolatry [27] or idolodulia in historic literature. [28] Prehistoric and ancient civilizations [ edit ]Allen Shapiro (2011), Judean pillar figurines: a study, MA Thesis, Advisor: Barry Gittlen, Towson University, United States