Idols; that’s Elvis, Justin Bieber, Wayne Gretzky, Michael Jordan, Christiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi.
But idol also means a false God.
Etymology tells us that the first use of the word is related to the second. Admiring the idols of music and sports, we violate the first commandment, strictly speaking, if you care about such things.
False gods are all the gods that compete with the true God. The false gods are the alternative gods. They threaten the authority of the true God, and his scholars, not the least.
The Atheist believes in only one god less than the Muslim, the Christian and the Jew. And Messi is only two letters from being Messiah.
People make idols of other people, and things all the time. This has resulted in disaster after disaster throughout history.I'll have a bit to say about what, In my view, is the worst idol of all, later in the A to Z challenge.
ReplyDeleteCool. I'll check out your post when we get that far in the challenge. Looking forward to see your views on it.
DeleteInteresting etymological note, there! I hadn't realized that. Hope you're having a good week.
ReplyDeleteThanks. Yes I am.
Delete"Money, money, money, always sunny
ReplyDeletein the rich man's world". (ABBA).
Good old ABBA, the idosl of the 70s.
DeleteJohn Lennon once claimed that Beatles was more popular than Jesus (and was accused of blasphemy). I guess we could say the same about ABBA.
I have meant money to be a false god of many nowadays... ;-)
DeleteMoney is the only true God >; )
DeleteMoney is the only true God >; )
DeleteIf Lionel Messi is God, then we are all screwed.
ReplyDeleteMost of us have idols of some sort whether we want to admit it or not. I posted about idols as well.
ReplyDeleteArlee Bird
A to Z Challenge Co-host
A Few Words
all gods are idols. even the 'one true god'. the one true god is telling us he's the one true god? it sounds like self promotion to me. and sour grapes. the one true god doesn't like to share.
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