Little children, guard yourselves from idols

The above title is the last verse from 1st John. “Little children” is easy — that’s us. Compared to the holiness of God, we are all little children spiritually.

But, my experience as a Bible teacher leads me to believe that many folks don’t have a good idea of what an “idol” really is.

Most Christians are only used to thinking about idols as ancient statues of pagan deities. Here is my definition of…