Moreover, both 4], 5], and 10] deals with common idols or gods such as money, possessions, personal abilities [self-importance] that tend to pull humanity attention away from God. Whereas it is easy to focus on money, possessions, and our own lives, God will accept nothing other than total reliance on Him in every circumstance of life, and this is the thought Luther presents in 28] of The Large Catechism. These ideas that Luther penned is what I was taught throughout my upbringing that anything that we focus our energy and attention on becomes our god or idol. Consequently, refraining from idolatry is something easily discussed, yet difficult to refrain from doing. Additionally, we can see the fall into idolatry throughout the Old Testament, but how does it apply to current times (Tullock, & McEntire,
Moreover, both 4], 5], and 10] deals with common idols or gods such as money, possessions, personal abilities [self-importance] that tend to pull humanity attention away from God. Whereas it is easy to focus on money, possessions, and our own lives, God will accept nothing other than total reliance on Him in every circumstance of life, and this is the thought Luther presents in 28] of The Large Catechism. These ideas that Luther penned is what I was taught throughout my upbringing that anything that we focus our energy and attention on becomes our god or idol. Consequently, refraining from idolatry is something easily discussed, yet difficult to refrain from doing. Additionally, we can see the fall into idolatry throughout the Old Testament, but how does it apply to current times (Tullock, & McEntire,