Idolatry

  • Why Christians Must Refuse Empire

    Empire did not disappear when Babylon fell or Rome faded. It changed form. Christians still face the temptation to trust power, baptize nationalism, and confuse worldly strength with God’s kingdom. But the church belongs to another Lord.

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  • Babylon never really left. It keeps reappearing—disguised in every generation. This post explores how the biblical motif of Babylon still speaks to our political moment today, calling the Church not to escape, but to resist with faithfulness, truth, and hope.

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  • The Wrath of God and the Justice That Saves We often imagine God’s wrath as thunder and fire—a divine tantrum aimed at sinners. But Paul’s words in Romans 1 reveal something far more sobering: wrath, in its most haunting form, is when God simply lets us go. He gives us over to our idols—not in…

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  • Jeremiah calls out idols not just as false gods, but as lifeless stand-ins for the real thing—like scarecrows in a cucumber field. They look the part, but they can’t move, speak, or save. And today, our idols often come dressed in religious respectability: legalism, rituals, and performance that replace justice, mercy, and living faith. This…

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