IDOLATRY

IDOL

Definition

Anything which is the object of the worship due only to God is an idol. Idolatry is worshipping the Deity by means of symbolic representations, such as statues and pictures. This began in ancient times and is strictly forbidden in the first and second commandments.

References

1 Samuel 15:23, 1 Kings 15:13, 2 Chronicles 15:16, 2 Chronicles 33:7, 2 Chronicles 33:15, Isaiah 48:5, Isaiah 66:3, Zechariah 11:17, 1 Corinthians 8:4, 1 Corinthians 8:7, 1 Corinthians 8:10, 1 Corinthians 10:14, 1 Corinthians 10:19, Acts 7:41, Acts 17:16, Galatians 5:20