To Christians, What is the biblical def of idolatry. Remember greed is considered a from of it.?
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First of all, you aren't making the cloth something sacred--it is merely a symbol and symbols are used all the time in the Bible.  For example, at the baptism of Christ, the Holy Ghost appeared in the form of a dove.  This was a symbol the Jews understood from the time of Noah.  \n\nWhen you pledge allegiance to a flag, you are pledging allegiance to your country in your duty as a citizen.  Remember Christ distinctly taught the Jews to "render unto Caesar" and did not form a political uprising.\n\nAs for many things being idols, yes, it is anything you are totally love and are totally obsessed with so it takes precedence over your other duties.  It could be anything from the most extreme football fan forgetting the Lord to your guess.  I don't know anyone that Patriotic!   \n\nBIBLE DICTIONARY\nIdol\nThere are some ten different Hebrew words so translated in the KJV, representing the various kinds of objects of worship among heathen nations. Idolatry generally meant nature worship in one form or another; e.g., in Egypt the chief objects of worship were the sun and other heavenly bodies, the Nile, and sacred animals, especially the bull. Ra, the sun god, was the active power in creation and giver of life. Among the nations of Canaan and W. Syria Baal was the sun god or source of life, and Ashtoreth was the corresponding female deity. In addition each nation had its own peculiar god to whom it ascribed its prosperity and misfortunes (e.g., see Chemosh; Molech). The idolatry into which the Israelites so often fell consisted either in making images that stood for Jehovah, e.g., the calves of Jeroboam (1 Kgs. 12: 28); or in worshipping, in addition to Jehovah, one of the gods of the heathen nations around them (1 Kgs. 11: 7, 33; 2 Kgs. 21: 3-6; 2 Kgs. 23: 10; Jer. 7: 31; Ezek. 20: 26-49), such idolatry being some form of nature worship, which encouraged as a rule immoral practices.\nDuring the Captivity the temptation of idolatrous worship was overcome. After the Return, the besetting sin of the Jews seems to have been covetousness, “which is idolatry” (Col. 3: 5; cf. Eph. 5: 5; Philip. 3: 19).
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From a Judeo-Christian perspective, God said he would bless the Jews in every way (and that includes economics).  Because of their success, it seemed to some that their sole activity was amassing wealth.  This could lead one to mistakenly label that as greed.\n\nAlso, stereotypes abound.  Who's to say what people will come up with in their racial prejudices?  There is no excuse for believing one race to be subhuman or greedy.  All of us are equally human, and all of us have an equal propensity for greed.
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I am a christian and that is a great question. Often we see the world as we wish that it was, not how it is. It seems to me that Jesus condemed the wealth in the Bible rather than encouraged it.
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Money, greed, and religion.
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Proof that our "friend" is a hypocrite and a mental case, see above.\n\nI ask myself every time I read the Bible, what does this mean FOR me.
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Money is the root to all evil. They worship money more than God.
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Nope,it's one of those passages that I disagree with.What you quoted was one of many unethical verses in the bible.I don't believe or follow everything I read.
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All enemies within a human being: Greed, false pride, deceit, anger, and these then are further divided into subtle servants of these four to guard and keep them alive perpetually.\n\nFor instance to feed the devil of the greed within, one employs deceit.\n\nTo feed the devil of the false prsde and ego oriented behavior, one becomes angry or praises others falsely---you scratch my back and I will scratch yours.\n\nThe essence of human birth is to get rid and ultimately annihilate these devils within\n\nOnce they are dead, one becomes free and in bliss
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Being brought up in catholic,thats what we were taught to do,they dont tell us to read the Bible. The HOLY BIBLE says not to worship Idols.After reading the HOLY BIBLE, a very special person teaching me the TRUTH is how I learned not to worship Idols.The HOLY BIBLE says the TRUTH will set you free.                     GOD BLESS
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The zeal which consumed the Lord (v17) was that the Temple of God was where men were to come to meet with GOD, not to face legalism and marketing schemes.  \n\nThe disciples recognized the sign that was given (v17), but the Jews in the Temple did not (v18), because they were too involved in using legalism to merchandise God, and not involved enough with studiing the scriptures.  So Jesus told them of another sign of the Messiah (v19), and they were even more confounded.\n\nConsider the 94th Psalm, esp v8.
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P.T.Barnham said "you can't cheat an honest man".\nCon artists hate people who are not greedy.\nI have never heard so many people have so many questions about a book that claims to be true.\nIsn't it time to label the Bible "fairy tale"?
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Guilt.  They were the biggest slaveholders and the rationalizations that allowed them to deny their basic humanity came from what they read in the Bible.  Everything regarding the rules of slave ownership was laid right out for them in the Bible.  Unlike other Christians, they cherry picked from the Old Testament to justify their evil.  Generations later they can't let go of the beliefs that are so destructive.  In order to hide from the realization that their ancestors were awful people they need to cling to their rationalizations.\n\nEdit - Hey, why the thumbs down, it's a historical fact that slaveholders perverted the Bible to justify their "right" to keep slaves.  Read Exodus, Leviticus, and Deuteronomy for examples.
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I believe that he is jealous for our attention.  that is why we are not supposed to have any idols (one of the contexts that this is used Deut. 5:9)  He doesn't want anything to keep us away from Him because he sees how much pain it causes if we do stay away.
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All I can offer is my own two cents from my study. (clink, clink)\n\nBefore looking at Cain and Able, we need to look at Adam and Eve's last time in the Garden before having to leave. They had already sinned before God and was punished (the ground cursed and pain in child birth). As hard as it is to believe, Adam and Eve's sins were paid for - therefore there is no "original sin" - but that's another post!\n\nBefore getting kicked out of the Garden, God made garments of skins and clothed them. Why? As we can see in later parts of scripture, God perfers animal sacrifice because of the blood. The blood "pays" for the sins of the offerer. That's why God gave them garmetns of skins - He had shown them what was the offering that He wanted - animal.\n\nAdam then taught this to his sons Cain and Able. For Able it was easier since he already took care of the flock. Cain knew God accepted only animal offerings, but pride got in the way. Instead of going to his brother and trading a lamb for some harvest goods, Cain decided to simply offer up his goods instead of a lamb.\n\nAll Cain had to do was humble himself and ask to trade a lamb for some grain with his brother. But he was jealous that Able had it easy because he overlooked the flock.\n\nSo when Cain offered up his harvest to God, He refused it. Instead of realizing his mistake and doing something to fix it, he got angry. God then asked him what was wrong, that if he did the right thing, he would be a happier person. But Cain let anger fester in his heart until he murdered his brother.\n\nThis is a fine example of how people rather do their own thing than obey the rules God has given us for better living.
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Another pick and chose from your part eh? Why don't you believe the bible as whole instead of picking and choosing verses that you think justifies the violent works of your faith? That's too hypocritical to get some bible verse yet deny the rest. This isn't a prophecy, this is a form of praise. Did you analyze this verse yourself, it talks about Israel, are you an israelite? Jesus is the KIng of Zion no other else.
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It is the worship of idols or blind, excessive devotion to something.
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I want to pay for the stuff that I get.  Isn't there a verse in the Bible that says, "Thou (that means YOU!) shalt (Old English for "shall") NOT STEAL"?\n\nIt's a wonder that I never got caught for shoplifting when I was growing up.  It's just not worth the risk to your future.  Plus it is just WRONG!!!