Podcast: They served their idols which were a snare to them (Psalm 106:36)

 

 

 

There are many church goers who worship various idols today.  

Some church goers pray to dead people.  They think dead people watch over them and protect them.

Jesus tells us dead people are asleep.

Dead people cannot watch over anyone who is living nor do dead people answer prayers.

John 11:1  Now a certain man was sick, named Lazarus, of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha.

2 (It was that Mary which anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped HIS feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.)

3 Therefore his sisters sent unto HIM, saying, Lord, behold, he whom THOU lovest is sick.

4 When Jesus heard that, HE said, This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God might be glorified thereby.

5 Now Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus.

6 When HE had heard therefore that he was sick, HE abode two days still in the same place where HE was.

11 Our friend Lazarus sleepeth; but I go, that I may awake him out of sleep.

12 Then said HIS disciples, Lord, if he sleep, he shall do well.

13 Howbeit Jesus spake of his death: but they thought that HE had spoken of taking of rest in sleep.

14 Then said Jesus unto them plainly, Lazarus is dead.

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God answers our prayers when we pray according to the will of God.

I Jn. 5:14-15   And this is the confidence that we have in HIM, that, if we ask any thing according to HIS will, HE heareth us:  And if we know that HE hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of HIM.

Many church goers worship their church buildings, and their preachers, and their stained glass windows, and their choirs ...  but they do not worship the word of God, the holy scriptures, the Bible.

2 Tim. 3:1; 5   This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come ... 5 Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.

The building is not the church.  We who are born of the Spirit of God are the church.

I Cor. 3  Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?

I Cor 6:19  What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?

Some church goers make days of the week and other things into idols:   Christmas, Easter, lighting of candles, water which they call "holy", mother's day and such.

There are church goers who put objects in religion thinking these objects have certain powers:  rosaries, medallions by whom they pray to dead people, candles.

Check the New Testament Bible, for if the object of worship is not described in the NT Bible, then you are worshiping an idol.

Psalm 106:36   They served their idols which were a snare to them.

 

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