What is an idol?

An idol is an image or representation of an object of worship. But an idol does not have to be a statue. Any person or thing that we love and devote time to, think highly of (more than God) could be referred to as an idol.
Paul came to Athens, a rich city of 250,000 people, it was full of life and learning! Athens was named for Athena – goddess of wisdom and warriors – her statue was 38 feet high and she sat atop the Acropolis, a high hill in the city.
Paul saw a BIG Problem as he walked around the city – the Bible tells us in Acts 17:16 – 16 While Paul was waiting for them in Athens, he was greatly distressed to see that the city was full of idols. NIV

Then in Acts 17:22-25, Paul said: “People of Athens! I see that in every way you are very religious. 23 For as I walked around and looked carefully at your objects of worship, I even found an altar with this inscription: to an unknown god. So you are ignorant of the very thing you worship—and this is what I am going to proclaim to you. 24 “The God who made the world and everything in it is the Lord of heaven and earth and does not live in temples built by human hands. 25 And he is not served by human hands, as if he needed anything. Rather, he himself gives everyone life and breath and everything else. NIV

So, just in case the people of Athens accidentally left out any gods to be worshipped, that made an altar “To an unknown God”.
They were worshipping what they did not know but he would tell them about the God that he knew. He wanted to tell them about the only true God.

Paul told them:
• God does not come from people. People can’t make God.
• People come from God.
• He told them to STOP worshipping idols and start worshipping the ONLY True Living God.
• He said that the resurrection of Jesus is God’s way of proving that Jesus is God the Son.

God is the only one worthy of our worship. We cannot think or act like any person or thing is more important than him and we don’t make statues or images to help us worship God.

The Unknown God was made known to the people of Athens by Paul.

Do you know the One and Only True God? You can, by loving and believing in Jesus who died and rose again to give us eternal life.
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Faith Presbyterian Church ARP meets in Merritt Island, Florida and is a member of the Associate Reformed Synod.

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Pastor Chad Sadorf serves as Director of Congregational Care at Faith Presbyterian Church on Merritt Island, FL. Born in Lubbock, Texas. Chad has lived most of his life in Florida. A Graduate of USF in Tampa and Reformed Theological Seminary in Orlando. He has in pastoral ministry since 1993, serving churches in Georgia and Florida. He loves astronomy, history, old books and anything made of dark chocolate.