The Unholy Trinity

<p><span style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>We are all too familiar with the same old human pitfall: we rush after the desires of our hearts and worship ourselves instead of Jesus Christ. And yet the dangers of inward idolatry are a neglected topic in Western theology.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>Without God's First-Commandment-focused Law we would never truly know the depth of our spiritual disease. Anything we fear love or trust more than the true God is plain and simple our god.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>Drawing upon Martin Luther's key insights on the theology of idolatry </span><em style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>The Unholy Trinity</em><span style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)> unmasks contemporary idol worship and its futility. Luther's unparalleled ability to get to the heart of human sin helps us see through the lie of self-sufficiency. Only when walls of man-made security are broken down can we hear the Gospel as good news-by grace God gives us every good thing we vainly try to provide for ourselves.</span></p>