Commandments not to
make gods or idols of
anything that is in
heaven, in the earth, or
in the water under the
earth (that includes
animals and other
creatures, fish, birds,
nature (trees, etc.), the
sun, moon or stars,
or anything other than
God in heaven Himself!
Read all of these verses
to see what God thinks
other gods before me.
20:4 Thou shalt not make
20:4 Thou shalt not make
unto thee any graven
image, or any likeness
of any thing that is in
heaven above, or that is
in the earth beneath, or
that is in the water
under the earth:
20:5 Thou shalt not bow
20:5 Thou shalt not bow
down thyself to them,
nor serve them: for I
the LORD thy God am
a jealous God, visiting
the iniquity of the
fathers upon the
children unto the third
and fourth generation
of them that hate me;
A god or idol is anything
you spend more time with,
pray to, worship, think
pray to, worship, think
more highly of, idolize,
or love more than you
do the God of heaven!
Note in the Bible verses
Note in the Bible verses
below that God does
not take it lightly when
we replace him as God
in our worship of animals,
stars, nature, etc.
Romans
1:21 Because that,
Romans
1:21 Because that,
when they knew God,
they glorified him not
as God, neither were
thankful; but became
vain in their imaginations,
and their foolish heart
was darkened.
1:22 Professing
1:22 Professing
themselves to be wise,
they became fools,
1:23 And changed the
glory of the uncorruptible
God into an image made
like to corruptible man,
and to birds, and
fourfooted beasts,
and creeping things.
1:24 Wherefore God
1:24 Wherefore God
also gave them up to
uncleanness through
the lusts of their own
hearts, to dishonour
their own bodies between
themselves:
1:25 Who changed the
1:25 Who changed the
truth of God into a lie,
and worshipped and
served the creature
more than the Creator,
who is blessed for ever.
Amen.
Deuteronomy
6:14 Ye shall not go
Deuteronomy
6:14 Ye shall not go
after other gods, of
the gods of the people
which are round about
you;
6:15 (For the LORD thy
6:15 (For the LORD thy
God is a jealous God
among you) lest the
anger of the LORD thy
God be kindled against
thee, and destroy thee
from off the face of the
earth.
Exodus 34:14
For thou shalt worship
Exodus 34:14
For thou shalt worship
no other god: for the
LORD, whose name
is Jealous, is a jealous
God:
Deuteronomy 4:24
For the LORD thy God
Deuteronomy 4:24
For the LORD thy God
is a consuming fire,
even a jealous God.
Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy
4:16 Lest ye corrupt
yourselves, and make
you a graven image,
the similitude of any
figure, the likeness of
male or female, [living
or dead],
4:17 The likeness of
any beast that is on
the earth, the likeness
of any winged fowl that
flieth in the air,
As far as worshiping
trees and nature, God
says that the 'life of the
flesh is in the blood',
but trees and plants do
not have blood or flesh
so they are not live.
A 'thing' that is not alive
A 'thing' that is not alive
can not do anything
for you no matter how
long you worship them!
They are not living
things according to
things according to
God!
We are to worship God
We are to worship God
in heaven only. He is
the One who loved
you enough to sacrifice
his Sinless Son, Jesus
Christ, on the cross to
die for our sins so we
could choose to get
into heaven when we
die. He deserves our
worship.
Leviticus
17:11 For the life of the
flesh is in the blood: and
I have given it to you
upon the altar to make
an atonement for your
souls: for it is the blood
that maketh an
atonement for the soul.
know how to be saved
from your sins and get
to heaven when you die,
God made it easy. He
did all the work. We just
have to accept his gift of
eternal salvation. Want
to know how to do that?
Here is a link to my post
called 'How Can I Get
To Heaven?'