Idols are not always made of wood or stone, silver or gold. They can come in many shapes and sizes. They can be cloth like a flag that you pledge allegiance to, vinyl, or flesh and blood like a famous performer, child, or even a pastor. Nature, an electronic device, an instrument, or a social media app. Anything that we set up in our heart before God and His word is an idol.

Ezekiel 14:3

Son of man, these men have set up their idols in their heart, and put the stumblingblock of their iniquity before their face: should I be enquired of at all by them?

Many times an image in our own mind, our imagination can be an idol. Many people have images of Jesus Christ that are contrary to the real true Jesus Christ of the Scriptures. These are graven images, idols. Robert Powell, Jim Caviezel, Christian Bale, Jeffery Hunter, William DaFoe, Diogo Morgado, Ted Neely. These actors are fallen and sinful men. JESUS CHRIST was SINLESS GOD MANIFEST IN THE FLESH.

1 Timothy 3:16

And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.

But this false image of God in their imagination is based on books other than the Bible, or “Christian movies” that is set up in their hearts against the True and Living God.

This false god needs you to love him, he begs people to “accept” him. He is effeminate, and weak. He never judges sin. He never kills His enemies. He is there, like a big genie in the sky, to bail them out of trouble when their sin against him produces consequences that don’t feel good.  He doesn’t chasten his children. And when their lost loved ones die, they imagine them being accepted and welcomed into glory, whether they were truly born again  or not. This too is idolatry.

They need a god who is not holy, so he will not convict them of sin and lead them to repentance. When they lust for worldly things, he will grant fleshly desires and send them health, wealth, prosperity and ease. Your best life now, (and hell later.) Maybe that is Satan’s favorite kind of idol, a false Christ. Jesus Himself warned that many would come in His name, to deceive.

Mark 13:6

For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.

Those who love that god have a false god set up in their hearts. They are too busy (sinning) to read God’s word and allow it to change them. They do not want to change, and live for God. They read other books which tell them “My god loves me just the way I am...yeah, I AM!” They love themselves, they have been instructed by their false prophets that God is crazy about you, and sin is just an accident. 

“We don’t make it to the standard of perfection, now that’s called sin.”

(Rick Warren,  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hjwOIRQtxk )

There is an utter trivialization of sin, making it merely a “mistake.”

“Even your mistakes and sins can be recycled into something good through My transforming grace.” (Sarah Young, Jesus Calling)

God sent His only begotten Son Jesus Christ to be the perfect sacrifice for our willful sin against Him, which was PAID FOR, not recycled into something good. Our wretched sin is not mistake, or a boo-boo. Sin is the transgression of God’s holy law, the ten commandments. Sin is an offense, a crime against God Himself. They have no fear of The Lord!

Romans 3:18

There is no fear of God before their eyes.

When an unrepentant pervert like Prince dies, they mourn over him because he was one of their idols. “His music will live on in their hearts.” Yes, unfortunately, it will. Because it is set up in their hearts as an idol. They know the song lyrics, the beats, the guitar solos “by heart.” But could they quote a Psalm, or any portion of scripture with that many words, and with that much emotion in their heart? False converts, goats, deceived into believing you are a Christian, a follower of Christ, but you have never repented toward God! Please REPENT, before you burn in hell with your idols!

You cannot love and promote the sinful servants of Satan and The Lord Jesus Christ, who is HOLY at once. You are either a born again child of God, or a child of the devil. You ARE known by your fruits. Where your treasure is, there will your heart be also! You do not fool God. Repent, or you will hear THE REAL JESUS say "I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity."

Luke 12:34

For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.

John 8:41-45

Ye do the deeds of your father. Then said they to him, We be not born of fornication; we have one Father, even God. Jesus said unto them, If God were your Father, ye would love me: for I proceeded forth and came from God; neither came I of myself, but he sent me. Why do ye not understand my speech? even because ye cannot hear my word.

Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it. And because I tell you the truth, ye believe me not.

1 Corinthians 10:21

Ye cannot drink the cup of the Lord, and the cup of devils: ye cannot be partakers of the Lord's table, and of the table of devils.

Matthew 7:20-23

Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them. Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.

Matthew 10:37-39

He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.

And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me. He that findeth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it.

You love the sinful things of the world FOR a REASON- because you are lost and you are God's enemy.

James 4:4

Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.

Romans 8:5-8

For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit. For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.

Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be. So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God.

This warning is out of love, hell is real and I don't want you to perish. Turn from your idols, and live!

Ezekiel 18:32

For I have no pleasure in the death of him that dieth, saith the Lord GOD: wherefore turn yourselves, and live ye.

Ezekiel 14:6

Therefore say unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Repent, and turn yourselves from your idols; and turn away your faces from all your abominations.

Please listen to this warning and ask God to reveal Himself to you. God is not a buddy along for your sin filled ride. HE CHANGES those whom He saves. When the Holy Spirit lives within you, you are a NEW creature, and old things are passed away. You WILL be free from idolizing Satan’s children who are possessed by evil spirits.

2 Corinthians 5:17

Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.

Psalm 97:10

Ye that love the LORD, hate evil: he preserveth the souls of his saints; he delivereth them out of the hand of the wicked.

Be assured, in the day of The Lord ALL IDOLS will be cast down, physically and spiritually. The idols in your heart will NOT save you. They will condemn you on that day.

Isaiah 2:18

And the idols he shall utterly abolish.

Isaiah 2:19

And they shall go into the holes of the rocks, and into the caves of the earth, for fear of the LORD, and for the glory of his majesty, when he ariseth to shake terribly the earth.

Isaiah 2:20

In that day a man shall cast his idols of silver, and his idols of gold, which they made each one for himself to worship, to the moles and to the bats;

Isaiah 31:7

For in that day every man shall cast away his idols of silver, and his idols of gold, which your own hands have made unto you for a sin.

GOD IS HOLY, and He hates those who turn aside to idols. He is a jealous God, and He will not share His glory with another!

Leviticus 26:30

And I will destroy your high places, and cut down your images, and cast your carcases upon the carcases of your idols, and my soul shall abhor you.

Isaiah 42:8

I am the LORD: that is my name: and my glory will I not give to another, neither my praise to graven images.

But God is also loving, and He is merciful enough to allow His true gospel to be preached to you. If you reject His grace, harden your stiff neck and put Him off for another day, woe unto you. You may be suddenly cut off, for God will not strive with your rebellious spirit for ever. He does not owe you anything. This may be the last warning that He affords you. You are without excuse.

Proverbs 29:1

He, that being often reproved hardeneth his neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy.