Worship of False Gods
10 passages
- Exodus 20:3
You shall have no other gods before Me.
Read it in context - Exodus 20:4–6
4You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in the heavens above, on the earth below, or in the waters beneath. 5You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on their children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me, 6but showing loving devotion to a thousand generations of those who love Me and keep My commandments.
Read it in context - Matthew 6:21
For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
Read it in context - Deuteronomy 12:30–31
30be careful not to be ensnared by their ways after they have been destroyed before you. Do not inquire about their gods, asking, “How do these nations serve their gods? I will do likewise.” 31You must not worship the LORD your God in this way, because they practice for their gods every abomination which the LORD hates. They even burn their sons and daughters in the fire as sacrifices to their gods.
Read it in context - 1 Corinthians 10:14
Therefore, my beloved, flee from idolatry.
Read it in context - Mark 7:9
He went on to say, “You neatly set aside the command of God to maintain your own tradition.
Read it in context - Exodus 34:14
For you must not worship any other god, for the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God.
Read it in context - Mark 7:7
They worship Me in vain; they teach as doctrine the precepts of men.’
Read it in context - Romans 8:7
because the mind of the flesh is hostile to God: It does not submit to God’s law, nor can it do so.
Read it in context - Luke 6:46
Why do you call Me ‘Lord, Lord,’ but do not do what I say?
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