Counterfeit Gods
by Timothy Keller
Idols as good things made ultimate: love, money, success, power, and the cultural idols beneath them, with biblical stories (Jacob, Zacchaeus, Naaman, Nebuchadnezzar) as case studies. The most practical of Keller's books.
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you want to find what you actually worship.
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Skip it if…
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Three things you will actually use
- An idol is a good thing turned into an ultimate thing.
- Your idols are revealed by your nightmares.
- Idols cannot be removed, only replaced.
Do this first
Do the diagnostic: what do you daydream about, spend on, and fear losing?
Our verdict
What you actually worship.
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