Author - Richard Lints

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Richard Lints taught for many years on the faculty of Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. He is currently working with City-to-City. He is the author of Identity and Idolatry: The Image of God and Its Inversion (IVP, 2015) and Uncommon Unity: Wisdom for the Church in an Age of Division (Lexham Press, 2022).

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Theology

Idolatry Defined: What It Means in Scripture & Why It Matters Today

Richard LintsJanuary 2, 2024

What is idolatry? Idolatry is seeking ultimate security and significance in that which is not ultimate. It is also an inversion of the original relationship between the Creator and the human creature. Man and woman were created as images of God...

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