An unholy trinity

May 7th, 2009 Tim Posted in SevenLakes Info |

(Nancy) The April 2008 issue of Biblical Archaelogy Review has a cover story entitled “Did God Share His Throne?” It presents archaelogical evidence for the co-worship of the true God and of Asherah, the Canaanite mother goddess, in “popular” ancient Israeli culture. While this is shocking and tragic, I believe many who bear the name of Christ have similarly defiled our worship.

We don’t have house shrines with twin thrones for Yahweh and Asherah, as pictured in the magazine, but, if I am typical, we make sacrifices for and try to balance an unholy trinity of the true God, comfort and the approval of others.

And God spoke all these words, saying, “I am the LORD your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. You shall have no other gods before me. (Exodus 20:1-3 ESV)

When Israel was a child, I loved him, and out of Egypt I called my son. The more they were called, the more they went away; they kept sacrificing to the Baals and burning offerings to idols. Yet it was I who taught Ephraim to walk; I took them up by their arms, but they did not know that I healed them. (Hosea 11:1-3 ESV)