I-dol or Icon
We have only two choices in life. We can be a I-dol or an Icon. We can and have been I-dols since the Garden of Eden. Idolatry is the fundamental human problem and the heart of our idolatry is the imperial “I” that seizes control of our lives from God and runs them as we see fit. -I-dols are autonomous. Martin Luther gave us a wonderful phrase for fallen autonomous humans. We have our hearts “curved in on ourselves.” This sinful autonomy can take the form of assertion or withdrawal in apathy. The key is our seizure of control of our lives. -I-dols are fools. Their vaunted autonomy turns out to be but vulnerability to other forces and powers that enslave them to their distorted and destructive agendas. Bob Dylan was spot on when he sang “You gotta serve somebody. It may be the devil or it may be the Lord. But you gotta serve somebody.” -I-dols are redeemable. Jesus...