Idolatry
1 Corinthians 10:14-15
Why, my dearly beloved, flee from idolatry.…


I. WHAT IS IDOLATRY? The worshipping of anything besides God.

1. Outwardly.

2. Inwardly.

II. WHAT IDOLS MUST WE NOT WORSHIP?

1. Heathenish (Romans 1:23).

2. Jewish (1 Kings 12:28).

3. Papistical.

(1)  The Cross (Isaiah 44:19).

(2)  The host.

(3)  Images (Exodus 20:4).

(a)  Of Christ.

(b)  Of saints.

(c)  Of God (Exodus 32:4, 5; Deuteronomy 4:12-16).

III. WHAT OUTWARD WORSHIP MUST WE NOT GIVE TO THEM?

1. Praying (Isaiah 44:17).

2. Thanksgiving (Judges 16:23, 24; Daniel 5:4).

3. Sacrifices (2 Kings 17:35).

4. Incense (Jeremiah 18:15; Jeremiah 44:17).

5. Temples or altars (Hosea 8:14; Hosea 12:11).

6. Asking counsel (Hosea 4:12).

7. Bowing down to them, and so adoring of them (Acts 10:25, 26; Revelation 22:8, 9).

(Bp. Beveridge.)



Parallel Verses
KJV: Wherefore, my dearly beloved, flee from idolatry.

WEB: Therefore, my beloved, flee from idolatry.




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