“It would seem that Our Lord finds our desires not too strong, but too weak. We are half-hearted creatures, fooling about with drink and sex and ambition when infinite joy is offered us, like an ignorant child who wants to go on making mud pies in a slum because he cannot imagine what is meant by the offer of a holiday at the sea. We are far too easily pleased.” | C.S. Lewis, The Weight of Glory, and Other Addresses

Pilgrims, one of the most difficult things about idolatry—in the American Church—is that our idols aren’t carved images in the cows, bulls, goats, rams, eagles, phallic symbols, or anything else. In fact, often times they are good things which Christians have turned into ultimate things. Meanwhile, worship of the giver has been replaced with worship of the giver’s gifts.

As Mike and I bring closure to our series titled, “Sheology”, we felt it was important and necessary to discuss the idea of idolatry. Whether it’s a spouse, a career, children, independence, abortion on demand, politics, the 2nd Amendment, or something else entirely…the reality is that for many Christians they have willingly settled for the lie which the culture has already embraced; namely, to be devoted to chasing a life filled with temporal pleasures and fading joys.

In this episode, we look at (3) short parables in Matthew 13. In these short stories, Jesus reminds his disciples of the true value of the Kingdom of Heaven and how a follower of Christ must make a choice. We can either sell everything we have—and pick up our cross daily to follow Christ into fullness of joy and pleasures evermore—or we can have everything that the world has to offer at the cost of eternity separated from God.

Thanks again for joining us pilgrims. Enjoy the podcast and stay pugnacious.