Durin: The Role Of Idolatry In The Large Catechism

While growing every time the Church doors were open we were there, and likely sitting within the first three rows. Through this and family members being ministers I was able to hear many views, theological premises, and passages of scripture. There was one particular sermon on Idolatry that stood foremost above every other sermon I had heard. The premise of this message was that anything that takes precedence in our person over God becomes our Idol, whether intentional or not. The correlation between what that preacher said and The Large Catechism premise of Idolatry is surprising, so much so that the preacher may have studied these prior to that message. However, that sermon is my basis for views on Idolatry in that anything that detracts from God’s preeminence is an idol. …show more content…
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,