Ten Habits

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Ten Habits
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Avoid The Counterfeits
Exodus 204-6
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Exodus 204-6
Do not make idols of any kind, whether in the
shape of birds or animals or fish.
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Exodus 204-6
You must never worship or bow down to them, for
I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God who will
not share your affection with any other god!
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Exodus 204-6
I do not leave unpunished the sins of those who
hate me, but I punish the children for the sins
of their parents to the third and fourth
generations.
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Exodus 204-6
But I lavish my love on those who love me and
obey my commands, even for a thousand generations.
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• anything that takes the focus off God and puts it
  on something else

Idols
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• anything that is first in my life besides God
  becomes an idol even if it is good

Idols
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• 3 primary gods
• Baal, god of sex
• Mammon, god of money
• Molech, god of violence

Idols
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• in modern culture, we dont worship objects as
  much as we worship ideas and images

Idols
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• we try to make God over in our image so we wont
  feel condemned by His commands

Idols
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Genesis 216-17
16And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of
every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat
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Genesis 216-17
17But of the tree of the knowledge of good and
evil, thou shalt not eat of it for in the day
that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.
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The devil tries to portray God as the TAKER, when
He is really the GIVER.
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James 117
Every good gift and every perfect gift is from
above, and cometh down from the Father of lights,
with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of
turning.
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Deuteronomy 415-16
For your own good dont sin by making an idol
in any form at all.
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What Idols Do To Me
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Idols will disappoint me
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Jeremiah 1014
Those who make idols are disillusioned because
the gods they make are false and lifeless.
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Idols will dominate me
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1 Corinthians 122
Before you knew Christ you were controlled by
dead idols, who always led you astray.
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An idol has two inevitable effects

• It begins to control you
• It causes you to be led astray

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Idols will deform me
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Psalm 1158
Those who make idols will become like them, and
so will those who trust in them.
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Why We Worship Idols
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We are attempting to limit Gods location
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We are attempting to reduce Gods power
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Many people change their theology because they
cant justify their lifestyle any other way.
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We are attempting to control God
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The Benefits Of Worshipping Only God
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It will delight me
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Proverbs 374
Seek your happiness in the Lord and He will give
you your hearts desire.
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It will deliver me
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John 836
If the Son sets you free, you will be really free.
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• God will set you free from your
• PAST regrets
• PRESENT habits
• FUTURE worries

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It will develop me
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2 Corinthians 318
As the Spirit of the Lord works with us, we
become more and more like Him.
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Colossians 15
Christ is the visible image of the invisible God.
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1 John 521
Little children, keep yourselves from idols.
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Habit 2 Avoid The Counterfeits
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