Be The Fruit

New Feature – Idolatry Thursday

by Bill Blair on 10/04/08 at 2:15 pm

Starting next week I will begin a new feature here at Be The Fruit called “Idolatry Thursday.”  On Thursday’s, I will post a blog devoted to examining how we break the first of the Ten Commandments; “You shall have no other gods before me.” (Exodus 20:3)

Why focus on idolatry?

My primary focus for starting Be The Fruit has been to write about things that can help people “be the church” rather than “go to church.”  I want people to understand that being a Christian is not about showing up a building we call church on Sundays.  In my opinion, our gatherings should be be for the purpose of preparing Christians to go out and impact the world around us.  Although my posts vary in topic, I always have the purpose of promoting the concept of Christians being the church.

It has become clear to me recently that there is one central thing that keeps people from truly “being the church,”  and that is idolatry.  Fear, love, busyness, and many other things all can become the center of a person’s life and therefore keep them from living their life fully devoted to God.  As I begin to write about this subject I will begin to flush out what idolatry means and how it keeps us from doing God’s will.

Why Thursday?

This is totally a pragmatic decision.  It fits well in my schedule to make sure I have enough time to write something each week.

In my first post next week I will discuss what it means to “have a god” that is not the true God.