idolatry

This has been man’s desire ever since—to be god and, as we have seen, the worship of self is the basis of all modern idolatry. All idolatry of self has at its core the three lusts found in 1 John 2:16: “For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the ...