In every historical period, the religious groups that grow most rapidly are those that set believers at odds with the surrounding culture.
Nancy PearceyHaving a Christian worldview means being utterly convinced that biblical principles are not only true but also work better in the grit and grime of the real world.
Nancy PearceyAn idol is not necessarily something concrete, like a golden calf. It can also be something abstract, like matter. Is matter part of the created order? Sure it is. So the philosophy of materialism qualifies as an idol in the biblical sense.
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