American Idol Worship

Pastorul Mark Driscoll de la Mars Hill Church din Seatlle, vorbeste la ABC News despre idoli americanilor.  Mi-a placut mult definitia idolului:

IDOLUL  ESTE CINEVA SAU CEVA CARE OCUPA LOCUL LUI DUMNEZEU IN VIATA TA; ITI DA IDENTITATEA, DIRECTIA, VALOAREA, SCOPUL, DRAGOSTEA, SEMNIFICATIA SI SIGURANTA. 

 In America these days, idols are everywhere. Music idols like Britney and Madonna. Sports idols like Jeter or Manning. Fashion idols like Gucci, Armani or Prada. We even have television shows to make our own “American Idol.” It’s as if there is a need, a hunger in America to idolize. But wait a minute. Isn’t that just pop culture? Modern life? Isn’t the second commandment about worshipping the golden calf and graven images? Just what is an idol? Pastor Mark Driscoll of the Mars Hill Church in Seattle has a clear answer. “An idol is someone or something that occupies the place of God in your life,” he said. “[It] gives you identity, meaning, value, purpose, love, significance, security. When the Bible uses the word ‘idol’, that’s what it’s getting at.”