Lesson #2. Basic lessons on the responsibilities of humans

1. Knowing Your Purpose in Life
Lesson #2 –Fight Idolatry
Summary of Previous Week
Isaiah 42:8 “I am the LORD, that is My name; I will not give my glory to another, Nor My praise to graven
images.”
Part 1 ­ The Wrong Image and Likeness – The Progression of Idolatry
A reminder of the relationship / rules setup
Deuteronomy 4:1‐24
The command following the relationship
Exodus 20:4 and Deut 5:8
The progression of the problem
Rom 1:18‐25
The warnings
Deut 9:12 ‐ Unfortunately Israel did not listen
Deut 27:15 – The results of the disobedience
Is 44:6‐23
The many, many chances
I Samuel 12:9‐15; 20‐25
Jeremiah 4:1‐2
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2. The foreshadowing of what will be soon happening because of disobedience
Leviticus 26:1, 27‐35
I Kings 14:8‐10
Ezekiel 6:9‐10
The Change
The big change for Israel came as a result of the Babylonian captivity and the dispersion of Israel
II Cor 6:14‐18
I Thes 1:9‐10
I John 5:18‐21
The future hope
Isaiah 31:7
Zech 13:2,9
Part 2 – Descriptions and Results
Description of Idols
Psalm 115:4‐7
Isaiah 45:20
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3. Jeremiah 10:1‐10
Ezekiel 14:3
The results of idolatry
II Kings 17:15
Psalm 106:29,36,
39
Psalm 115:4‐8
Psalm 135:15‐18
Isaiah 42:17
Jeremiah 2:5
Jonah 2:8
Zech 10:2
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4. Part 3 ­ Jesus – the perfect image of the invisible God
Remember God asked humans to be his representatives, but only Jesus is the perfect
representative
Colossians 1:13‐23 “And He (Jesus) is the image of the invisible God, the first – born of all creation. “
As individuals trusting Christ for our salvation we must be growing to look more like that
perfect representative of God
Colossians 3:10
Romans 8:29
Ephesians 4:24
Part 4 ­ Measuring Idols Today
How is Glorifying God as an Image and Likeness related to idolatry today?
Questions for measuring motivation
Two questions to ask yourself
1. Am I willing to sin to get it?
2. Am I willing to sin if I don’t get it?
The beauty of habits
I Cor 10:31 ‐ Learning to glorify God can become easier and easier the longer you do it, because instead
of looking back and wishing you had remembered to do it right, you start to realize that every single
thought, actions, or desire directly ties back to our purpose in life.
Connecting the dots – Using logic to Glorify God
1. I was made to be an image and likeness – to glorify God (not me, not others) (Gen 1:26, I Cor
10:31)
2. I glorify God best by submitting to the Lordship of Christ (Phil 2:5‐11)
3. Jesus commands me to obey him with a joyful heart (I John 5:3)
4. Specific commands –
5. General principles ‐
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For Further Study –
Psalm 78:57‐59
Psalm 96
Psalm 97
Psalm 106
Psalm 115
Psalm 135
Deuteronomy 32:1‐43
I Chronicles 16:7‐36
The Book of Daniel – the example of someone who refused to worship an image and likeness not of God