Thematic Bible: Idols characterized, as
Thematic Bible
false Worship » Idols characterized, as » Vanity of
For it is a land of
And they are mad over fearsome idols.
but you have exalted yourself against the Lord of heaven; and they have brought the vessels of His house before you, and you and your nobles, your wives and your concubines have been drinking wine from them; and you have praised the gods of silver and gold, of bronze, iron, wood and stone, which do not see, hear or understand. But the God in whose hand are your life-breath and all your ways, you have not glorified.
Being then the children of God, we ought not to think that the Divine Nature is like gold or silver or stone, an image formed by the art and thought of man.
In the
Or
For its maker
When he fashions speechless idols.
And they
They must be
Because they cannot walk!
Do not fear them,
For they
Nor can they do any good.”
Every goldsmith is put to shame by his
For his molten images are
And there is no breath in them.
What do I mean then? That a thing sacrificed to idols is anything, or that an idol is anything?
false Worship » Idols characterized, as » Degrading
Professing to be wise, they became fools, and exchanged the glory of the incorruptible God for an image in the form of corruptible man and of birds and four-footed animals and crawling creatures.
Therefore concerning the eating of things sacrificed to idols, we know that there is no such thing as an idol in the world, and that there is no God but one.
false Worship » Idols characterized, as » Helpless
Draw near together, you fugitives of the nations;
Who
And
And they
They must be
Because they cannot walk!
Do not fear them,
For they
Nor can they do any good.”
Even saying these things, with difficulty they restrained the crowds from offering sacrifice to them.
false Worship » Idols characterized, as » Insentiate
false Worship » Idols characterized, as » Perishable
Selects a
He seeks out for himself a skillful craftsman
To
false Worship » Idols characterized, as » Unworthy of worship of intelligent beings
Being then the children of God, we ought not to think that the Divine Nature is like gold or silver or stone, an image formed by the art and thought of man.
FALSE » Idols characterized, as » Vanity of
For it is a land of
And they are mad over fearsome idols.
but you have exalted yourself against the Lord of heaven; and they have brought the vessels of His house before you, and you and your nobles, your wives and your concubines have been drinking wine from them; and you have praised the gods of silver and gold, of bronze, iron, wood and stone, which do not see, hear or understand. But the God in whose hand are your life-breath and all your ways, you have not glorified.
Being then the children of God, we ought not to think that the Divine Nature is like gold or silver or stone, an image formed by the art and thought of man.
In the
Or
For its maker
When he fashions speechless idols.
And they
They must be
Because they cannot walk!
Do not fear them,
For they
Nor can they do any good.”
Every goldsmith is put to shame by his
For his molten images are
And there is no breath in them.
What do I mean then? That a thing sacrificed to idols is anything, or that an idol is anything?
FALSE » Idols characterized, as » Degrading
Professing to be wise, they became fools, and exchanged the glory of the incorruptible God for an image in the form of corruptible man and of birds and four-footed animals and crawling creatures.
Therefore concerning the eating of things sacrificed to idols, we know that there is no such thing as an idol in the world, and that there is no God but one.
FALSE » Idols characterized, as » Insentiate
FALSE » Idols characterized, as » Perishable
Selects a
He seeks out for himself a skillful craftsman
To
FALSE » Idols characterized, as » Unworthy of worship of intelligent beings
Being then the children of God, we ought not to think that the Divine Nature is like gold or silver or stone, an image formed by the art and thought of man.