Christian book on idols

A book that helps reveal the hidden idols in all of our hearts and how we might deal with them. His main thesis is stated in the title of the book. They valued their own set of rules and traditions above the law of god. Freed by jesus from the idols we worship and the wounds we carry re. Elyse provides rich biblical truths and practical guides to expose and kill the current and future heart idols. The contents are obviously well researched and very informative to an age that appears to have lost any real purpose in life. I wholeheartedly recommend this book to all christians. Beale has written an excellent theology of idolatry in this book. So many have become enamored by the traditions of their church that they forget, or actively ignore, the teachings of the bible. There are so many things that can become idols in our lives, this book explores some of them. Im thrilled that after fifteen years a second edition of this excellent work is now available. The pharisees in the bible made their laws into idols.

It would have been easy to focus on surface idols such as materialism, beauty and media, and minter does touch on those things. But keller spends time treating idols that most christians would fail to. Learning to long for god alone and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. There may be no wooden or golden idols in your home, such as the ancient israelites struggled with, but chances are, there are significant idols in your heart. As tim keller states in his book counterfeit gods, an idol is anything more important to you than god, anything that absorbs your heart and imagination more.

With great clarity and intriguing biblical illustrations, elyse explains how the idols in our hearts compete with our affections for god. Idol worship may seem like ancient history, but the modernday versionfrom family and finances to soccer and daycarecan compete with gods rightful. Her book, idols of the heart was one of the first to help us recognize the sin beneath the sin that so often goes undetected and leaves us confused. We are by nature worshiping creatures, and we will eventually become like what we worship. Kellers book stands out among other books on idolatry because of the. In this updated, revised edition of idols of the heart, elyse fitzpatrick shows us how to better search and know our hearts, long for our gracious savior, and resist. In a gentle way, she tells you how by gods grace to turn from your idols to a wholehearted love for god.