Sermonette: Irritant Idolatry

Sermonette: Irritant Idolatry

Are Our Problems Bigger Than God?
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David C. Grabbe
Given 29-Mar-03; 13 minutes

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description: (hide) David Grabbe discusses an aspect of idolatry which he terms irritant idolatry, describing a psychological (or spiritual) condition in which a person or group of people become so offensive or irritating to us that this festering irritation crowds God out of our central focus – thus bringing about an idol. Jonah provides a prime example of someone so obsessed with contempt and hostility for a group of people that God’s overall plan or perspective didn’t matter as much as his own desire for vengeance.