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Originally Posted by Sons to Glory!
I'm saddened when I see people worship the flag or country. The American Dream has been a very high thing for mankind, in fact, I believe the best form of government, etc. that man has come up with. People get very caught up in it. I love this country, but that's the rub - anything we love besides God can quickly become an idol to us, that can seemingly then do no wrong.
But that's just the flesh being prideful of what it has. It always strikes me a little funny when I see signs that say something like, "I'm proud to be Polish" or "I'm proud to be an American," etc. As if we had any control over where we were born! Scripture asks why we are all proud of something we've been given . . .
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The Lord never said it was wrong not to have other loves, only that He would be our first. Your comment seems extreme. I heard it too in the LC. Brothers could not even love their wives and kids fearing they could become an idol. That's crazy. Without healthy loves in our life, we become vulnerable to loving "the ministry" and only "the ministry."
Worshiping idols is not the same as love in my book. I heard this nonsense for years, i.e. "Anything we love can be an idol." I'm not buying it any more. I don't see that in the scripture.