I JOHN 3:2
Intro: All men have capacity for God. Man cannot live without God. All men have
a god. Every man is bound to an authority.
I. THREE BASIC FORMS OF IDOLATRY IN O.T.
A. Baal - Worship of nature - deification of intellect.
1. Seeking secrets of universe.
2. Philosophy, speculations.
B. Molech - Deify emotional nature.
1. Outcome is lust - debased.
2. Love is true deity of emotion.
3. If emotions allowed to master lust results.
C. Mammon - Passion for power.
1. Drive for wealth.
a. Worse than drink traffic.
b. Remove love of money and liquor business would be through
in 6 months.
What causes man to deify these things?
II. MAN ALWAYS MAKES HIS GODS AFTER HIMSELF.
A. The form of the gods.
1. Mouths.
2. Ears.
B. His gods are always less than himself.
1. Man deifies intelligence-Agnosticism.
2. Emotion - lust.
3. Power - slave.
C. He then lowers himself to the level of his god.
1. He becomes blind. Tramples over the world-sees nothing.
III. WE SHALL BE LIKE HIM.
A. When man makes gods, less than himself.
B. When God makes man - more.
"Show us the Father" "He that hath seen. . ." Who is your god young man?
Today you answer, tomorrow we can.
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Chuck Smith (1927 - 2013)
Pastor Chuck was used in the Jesus People revival where he was used along with others to minister to the hippy young people. They saw a work of the Spirit where many were added to the church and discipled. He has raised up many pastors who are a part of the Calvary Chapel movement now and where he pastors the large Costa Mesa church in California.The Calvary Chapel movement is based of simple principles that Chuck Smith taught over the years such as: The priority of agape love, Simple fellowship amongst the saints, the breaking of bread, the teaching of God's word chapter by chapter and verse by verse. And lastly and most importantly the principle not by might nor by power but by my spirit saith the Lord.