Edward T. Welch Quotes

Since Ancient Times, People Have Bowed Down To Idols In The Appearance Of Humility And Contrition. But Their Goal Wasn't To Be Mastered By The Idol. People Worship To Get Things. We Choose Idols In Part Because We Believe That They Will Give Us What We Want. The God Of Drugs Brings Fearlessness; The God Of Sex Promises Pleasure And Intimacy; The God Of Wealth Holds Out Power And Influence. We Can Feel Miserable About Ourselves Because We Want To Be Great, At Least At Something, And We Are Not Feeling Very Great. Like The Prophets Of Baal, We Are Arrogant Enough To Believe That We Can Manipulate The Idol - Whether By Cutting Or Some Other Form Of Works Righteousness - So It Will Relent And Give Us What We Want.

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