Doesn’t the New Testament say something about ‘false idols’? https://t.co/chfgEzoS5R
— Ellen Barkin (@EllenBarkin) July 15, 2025
Isaiah prophesied from approximately 740 B.C. to approximately 680 B.C., in the early portion to both the northern kingdom of Israel and the southern kingdom of Judah, and in chapter 44:9-20 maintained
All who fashion idols are nothing, and the things they
delight in do not profit. Their witnesses neither see nor know, that they may
be put to shame. Who fashions a god or casts an idol that is profitable for
nothing? Behold, all his companions shall be put to shame, and the craftsmen
are only human. Let them all assemble, let them stand forth. They shall be
terrified; they shall be put to shame together.
Contrasting the fruit of the spirit with the works of the flesh, Paul wrote the Galatians in chapter 5 (19-21)
Now the works of the flesh are evident: sexual immorality, impurity, sensuality, 20 idolatry, sorcery, enmity, strife, jealousy, fits of anger, rivalries, dissensions, divisions, envy, drunkenness, orgies, and things like these. I warn you, as I warned you before, that those who do5 such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.
Brothers,1 if anyone is caught in any transgression, you who are spiritual should restore him in a spirit of gentleness. Keep watch on yourself, lest you too be tempted. Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ. 3 For if anyone thinks he is something, when he is nothing, he deceives himself.
In verses 21-23 of chapter 2, he told the Romans
For although they knew God, they did not honor him as God or give thanks to him, but they became futile in their thinking, and their foolish hearts were darkened. Claiming to be wise, they became fools, and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images resembling mortal man and birds and animals and creeping things.
Whichever "John" it may have been, his first letter, concerned with an individual's relationship with God, ends with the warning "Dear children, keep yourself from idols."
Habbakuk prophesied around 607 B.C., including in verse 18 of chapter 2
What prophet is an idol when its maker has shaped it, a metal image, a teacher of lies? For its maker trusts in his own creation when he makes speechless idols.
Before the whale exhumed Jonah, he prayed to God, concluding with verses 8 and 9 of chapter 2
Those who cling to worthless idols turn away from God's love for them. But I, with shouts of grateful praise, will sacrifice to you. What I have vowed I will make good. I will say, "Salvation comes from the Lord."
And in the first six verses of Exodus, in the chapter (20) known for the Ten Commandments, Moses noted
And God spoke all these words:
“I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery. You shall have no other gods (before me. You shall not make for yourself an image in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below. You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for the sin of the parents to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me, but showing love to a thousand generations of those who love me and keep my commandments....
So Scripture is clear on God's opinion of idols, those who would construct them, and those whom they'd depict. Nevertheless, five months ago Newsweek reported
As the country observes Presidents Day, one man has honored the occasion by producing a statue to cement Donald Trump's place in the pantheon of American leaders.
Steven Barber, a filmmaker and former combat reporter, told Newsweek that he is "on an incredibly divine path unlike anyone else on earth, to shine the light on American exceptionalism at the highest level."
The imposing statue—Seven feet and 680 pounds of gold-painted bronze atop a granite pedestal—depicts Trump holding a Make America Great Again hat, with his fist raised in the now-infamous "fight, fight, fight" stance from the July 13 assassination attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania.
This fellow Barber is another standard grade idol worshipper. Worse
Described by Barber as "the most impressive significant
presidential monument in history," the piece is currently in Colorado and
due to be shipped to Trump International Golf Course West Palm Beach, Florida,
in the coming days. Members of Congress and other "big folks" have
journeyed to see the statue, Barber said, including Colorado Representative and
MAGA advocate Lauren Boebert, and the President himself has already thanked
Barber for immortalizing his likeness.
It was in June, 2023 that Boebert- whose website proudly proclaims "I believe strong families are the foundation of American society- filed for divorces. However, shortly before that, she remarked at a Christian-themed event
Are you struggling in your marriage? Begin to speak life into your marriage. Ladies, you were called to something great in your marriage. The power that you have in Christ, for your marriage, is unmatched. And if you start chasing Jesus, with everything that you have, I promise you that your husband will chase you, chasing Jesus. To be able to speak life into a marriage that seems like it's ending is so powerful.
Marjorie Taylor Greene was a critic of both Pope Francis and of Klaus Schwab, the founder and chairman of the World Economic Forum. When in April of this year Francis died and Schwab resigned as head of the board of the WEF, Greene tweeted
Today there were major shifts in global leaderships.
— Marjorie Taylor Greene 🇺🇸 (@mtgreenee) April 21, 2025
Evil is being defeated by the hand of God.
The following month, X's artificial intelligence arm replied "whether she's really a Christian is subjective" to a question about Greene's faith, the Representative replied "{T}he judgement seat belongs to GID, not you a non-human AI platform." Also, Greene appears, for religious reason(), to be skeptical- properly- of cryptocurrency. (Time will tell.)
Many Republicans, including Greene, Boebert, and most notably Mike Johnson, want people to believe that they are Christians and are not shy about it. Though speculation is fair, who is, or is not, a genuine Christian is not for mortal men or women to decide.
But it is fair and accurate to note that these politicians are violating what many theologians believe is not only the first, but also the most important commandment. The Almighty asserts "I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery" and therefore "You shall have no other gods before me." It suggests
that the essence of true religion is placing the God of Israel, the God of the Bible, as the exclusive object of our worship. If we make the God of the Bible anything less than the exclusive object of our worship, then we have swerved into a false religion.
Critics charge that many Trump enthusiasts have devolved into a cult. But it's worse than a cult. They have established a false religion and the object of their worship is an individual who already has labeled himself the "Chosen One" and whom they increasingly view as a messiah.
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