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Are Christians Guilty of Idolatry?

Why is God so concerned about idolatry?

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[Gary Petty] Have you ever wondered why God is so concerned about idolatry? I mean, when you look in the Old Testament, He condemned ancient Israel for any participation in idolatry. You also find it mentioned in the New Testament, as the apostles condemned idolatry. So we can look at pagan religions that worshipped Zeus in the past, or Hinduism or something like that today, and we can say as Christians, “Well, that’s condemned by God.” But are Christians, or can Christians, be guilty of idolatry? We’ve done a Beyond Today program (airing in February 2017) on that very subject to deal with a very hard and difficult and controversial question – are Christians guilty of idolatry? When we look at really what idolatry is in the use of icons and statues and pictures and the worship of God, we can find that it is a very serious issue that Christians need to face. So I encourage you, if you had this question, you worry about it, you think about it – be sure and watch the program.

That’s BT Daily. Thanks for watching.

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Gary Petty

Gary Petty is a 1978 graduate of Ambassador College with a BS in mass communications. He worked for six years in radio in Pennsylvania and Texas. He was ordained a minister in 1984 and has served congregations in Longview and Houston Texas; Rockford, Illinois; Janesville and Beloit, Wisconsin; and San Antonio, Austin and Waco, Texas. He presently pastors United Church of God congregations in Nashville, Murfreesboro and Jackson, Tennessee.

Gary says he's "excited to be a part of preaching the good news of God's Kingdom over the airwaves," and "trusts the material presented will make a helpful difference in people's lives, bringing them closer to a relationship with their heavenly Father."