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Idolatry isn’t just about ancient statues—it’s the ongoing sin of putting anything, especially ourselves, in God’s place. Scripture shows that whenever we live by our own word instead of God’s, we become idolaters. It’s not just false worship—it’s spiritual adultery, a betrayal of the living God. At its root, sin is man trying to be his own god, deciding good and evil for himself. That’s why the first commandment is so crucial: “Thou shalt have no other gods before me.” True faith begins when we dethrone ourselves and live by God’s Word, not our own.