idolatry and false religion (with thanks to the Romans Discussion Group at ccel.org)
2008-01-06
I’ve recently joined a discussion group on Paul’s Letter To The Romans at ccel.org, and right now the particular passage being tackled is Romans 1.18-32.
Here’s a interesting quote on idolatry from Peter Kreeft:
“The opposite of Christianity isn’t atheism, the opposite of Christianity is idolatry.”
Martin Luther had two interesting things to say on the subject of idolatry and false religion. The first one is that, according to Luther, if you never broke the first two commandments, you could never break the other eight. Luther also said that false religion was the default mode of the human heart.