quotes tagged with 'idolatry' 
God is always trying to give good things to us, but our hands are too full to receive them.
Author: Saint Augustine, Source: As cited in Gerald C. May's Addiction & Grace, p. 17It is not the things of this world that either occupy the soul or cause it harm, since they enter it not, but rather the will and desire for them.
Author: John of the Cross, Source: The Ascent of Mount Carmel, trans. E. Peers (Garden City, NY: Image Books, 1958), p. 110Spiritually, addiction is a deep-seated form of idolatry. The objects of our addictions become our false gods.
Author: Gerald G. May, M.D., Source: Addiction & Grace, 1988, p. 13Can't find a good quote on idolatry? Try searching ScriptureTag!
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