When the Israelites exclaimed, Here are Your gods! at the sight of the golden calf, they were attempting to hold on to the God of their history while fashioning idols for their own purposes.
We must retrieve the biblical emphasis on idolatry and apply it anew in our journey of following Jesus..
Christians desperately need to name and expose these idols.
In today\'s Western world, plenty of shiny false gods still hold power--idols of prosperity, nationalism, and self-interest.
When the Israelites exclaimed, Here are Your gods! at the sight of the golden calf, they were attempting to hold on to the God of their history while fashioning idols for their own purposes