Anton Bruckner
Puritan Board Professor
Yesterday I was teaching Sunday School and I was tackling an Introduction to the Exodus story.
I decided to introduce the pictures of the Egyptian gods to divert a little into the seriousness of idolatry.
So the conversation developed and we all agreed that idols are not alive, and that it is stupid to worship idols.
I then showed that today we worship idols of money etc.
I then asked the question.
"If worshipping idols is stupid, why do people worship them?"
This kid responded, "Because they are stupid".
Now consider the following scripture.
Acts 17:30And the times of this ignorance God winked at;
I decided to introduce the pictures of the Egyptian gods to divert a little into the seriousness of idolatry.
So the conversation developed and we all agreed that idols are not alive, and that it is stupid to worship idols.
I then showed that today we worship idols of money etc.
I then asked the question.
"If worshipping idols is stupid, why do people worship them?"
This kid responded, "Because they are stupid".
Now consider the following scripture.
Acts 17:30And the times of this ignorance God winked at;