When I think of the word "idolatry" immediately images of stone, gold, silver, and bronze. I think of olden times and poor uneducated people. But those images are in error.
Idolatry theses days, and for me lies in success, status, fame, money, and power. It is easy to lapse into worship of these idols, because such worship is so often encouraged by our culture and society. Of course we would never worship these, but we might devote hours and hours to pursue them. We would never worship them, but they may occupy our thinking for most of the time. We wouldn't seek any of these with all our hearts...well maybe some of our heart.
Yes, again it's time of confession. I do, on occasion, slip up and worship success. And success=status, to varying extents. And everybody needs a little money, and a little power. Yes, I am guilty of idolatry--violation of the first commandment.
When Jesus was asked about the greatest commandment, he replied, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. 38 This is the great and first commandment. 39 And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. 40 On these two commandments depend all the Law and the Prophets."
Notice that "...all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind...".
What you reckon that "all" means?
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