Idolatry is the greatest evil a person can commit. It is a direct offense against who God is, and it does great harm to ourselves.
Idols offer pleasure and power, but only temporary and at a great cost.
To receive blessings, Canaanites sacrificed their children to Moloch by burning them alive.
To receive a quick pleasure, people destroy the temple of God for a one night stand.
To receive power, people destroy each other for Mammon.
The real God is merciful. His blessings cost us nothing (in the sense that we don't have to sacrifice to Him first to receive blessings), but costed Him His beloved Son,
His benefits are everlasting, those who go to Him through Jesus will by no means be cast out, reconciled sinners will never become enemies, no power in the universe can pluck the Christian from the love of God.
Moloch, immoral sex, and Mammon will be done away with, so will the temporary benefits they give. What is reaped from worshiping these gods is eternity under the wrath of God, this is a great cruelty to trade temporary pleasure for your soul.
Of course, these gods will never tell you that. Some are demons who love to lie, others have no mouths to speak.
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