Ídolos
A Bíblia condena a idolatria com veemência. Um ídolo é qualquer coisa que ocupa o lugar de Deus no coração. Os cristãos são chamados a guardar-se dos ídolos e servir ao Deus vivo.
Guardai-vos dos ídolos
Filhinhos, guardai-vos dos ídolos. A cobiça é idolatria. Tudo que ocupa o trono de Deus no coração é um ídolo.
Children, you must stay away from idols.
Don’t be controlled by your body. Kill every desire for the wrong kind of sex. Don’t be immoral or indecent or have evil thoughts. Don’t be greedy, which is the same as worshiping idols.
The love of money causes all kinds of trouble. Some people want money so much they have given up their faith and caused themselves a lot of pain.
So you must never make idols of silver or gold to worship in place of me.
I, the Lord, have been your God
since the time
you were in Egypt.
I am the only God you know,
the only one who can save.
O único Deus verdadeiro
O Senhor é Deus nos céus e na terra — não há outro. Escolham hoje a quem servir, mas eu e a minha casa serviremos ao Senhor.
So remember that the Lord is the only true God, whether in the sky above or on the earth below.
You must be completely faithful to the Lord. Worship and obey only the Lord and do this with fear and trembling,
But if you don’t want to worship the Lord, then choose here and now! Will you worship the same idols your ancestors did? Or since you’re living on land that once belonged to the Amorites, maybe you’ll worship their gods. I won’t. My family and I are going to worship and obey the Lord!
Don’t you know that evil people won’t have a share in the blessings of God’s kingdom? Don’t fool yourselves! No one who is immoral or worships idols or is unfaithful in marriage or is a pervert or behaves like a homosexual will share in God’s kingdom. Neither will any thief or greedy person or drunkard or anyone who curses and cheats others.
Vencer a idolatria
Não tenhas comunhão com as obras das trevas. Revesti-vos da armadura de Deus para resistir às ciladas do diabo.
Don’t take part in doing those worthless things that are done in the dark. Instead, show how wrong they are. It is disgusting even to talk about what is done in the dark.
Put on all the armor that God gives, so you can defend yourself against the devil’s tricks.
Father, I don’t ask you to take my followers out of the world, but keep them safe from the evil one.
Weapons made to attack you
won’t be successful;
words spoken against you
won’t hurt at all.
My servants, Jerusalem is yours!
I, the Lord, promise
to bless you with victory.
Don’t let evil defeat you, but defeat evil with good.
Do good instead of evil
and try to live at peace.
Sin is what gives death its sting, and the Law is the power behind sin.