This happens on the personal level (the small scale) as well. It's how I and most people act after getting saved. We screw up, sin, our lives becomes desperate, painful, so we cry out to God, repent....He helps us, We're grateful, praise Him, etc. Then after a while we do the same things over again because the heart is sinful above all else and we're so quick to take Him for granted.
But I would say they only recognized this pattern because of God's spirit and every nation fails to recognize this pattern, most of all when they're currently in the stage of rebellion.
I mean, people now are so deceived they don't even know the difference between male and female...they're not going to recognize the things of God, since that takes God's Spirit to recognize. But anyone can be saved, I wasn't meaning that they could never recognize the things of God, only that until they're saved, they won't be able to.
Not all idols come in the form of a being. It is that which one seeks most on earth that is the idol.
God uses not only prophets, but also drunkards, tax collectors, liars, and murderers who have repented. For all have sinned and fall short of the Glory of god. Samson, Paul, king David, Jacob. All did amazing works in the eyes of the Lord, both before and after their sins. The latter works came after their repentence from their sins. Hundreds of more examples to be found. This is one of many points that separates Christianity from all worldly religions. The heroes are not in anyway perfect. They are just like all of us, flawed. But through Grace and Faith, His works are accomplished.
This happens on the personal level (the small scale) as well. It's how I and most people act after getting saved. We screw up, sin, our lives becomes desperate, painful, so we cry out to God, repent....He helps us, We're grateful, praise Him, etc. Then after a while we do the same things over again because the heart is sinful above all else and we're so quick to take Him for granted.
But I would say they only recognized this pattern because of God's spirit and every nation fails to recognize this pattern, most of all when they're currently in the stage of rebellion.
I mean, people now are so deceived they don't even know the difference between male and female...they're not going to recognize the things of God, since that takes God's Spirit to recognize. But anyone can be saved, I wasn't meaning that they could never recognize the things of God, only that until they're saved, they won't be able to.
Some ones waking up. Welcome to the real world Neo.
Two notes of point:
Not all idols come in the form of a being. It is that which one seeks most on earth that is the idol.
God uses not only prophets, but also drunkards, tax collectors, liars, and murderers who have repented. For all have sinned and fall short of the Glory of god. Samson, Paul, king David, Jacob. All did amazing works in the eyes of the Lord, both before and after their sins. The latter works came after their repentence from their sins. Hundreds of more examples to be found. This is one of many points that separates Christianity from all worldly religions. The heroes are not in anyway perfect. They are just like all of us, flawed. But through Grace and Faith, His works are accomplished.
We're currently in the midst of step 2.
Is worship of self considered idol worship?
If it's not God, it's an idol.
Okay thank you.
Jews were never enslaved. That’s a lie. They infiltrated and subverted Egypt, and were expelled, just like they have been over 100 times.