sermonette: Irritant Idolatry
Are Our Problems Bigger Than God?
David C. Grabbe
Given 29-Mar-03; Sermon #603s; 13 minutes
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David Grabbe discusses an aspect of idolatry which he terms irritant idolatry, describing a psychological (or spiritual) condition in which a person or group of people become so offensive or irritating to us that this festering irritation crowds God out of our central focus - thus bringing about an idol. Jonah provides a prime example of someone so obsessed with contempt and hostility for a group of people that God's overall plan or perspective didn't matter as much as his own desire for vengeance.
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Idol Idolatry Irritant idolatry Jonah Relationship with God Relationships with other people Sighing and crying
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