The Christian and God: Worship vs. Idolatry 1 Corinthians 10:1-–11:1
When God says that He is a “jealous God,” He is not confessing a flaw or telling us how bad He feels when we ignore Him. He is reminding us that since He is the highest and greatest Good and Glory, anything or anyone who usurps Him as our greatest delight is an idol which devalues Him and makes us idolaters. God has revealed Himself in Creation, leaving us without excuse for not loving and worshiping Him (Romans 1). But the Bible reveals Him in greater detail to be loving and forgiving and righteous beyond compare, not only in Jesus and His death for sinners, but all that led up to Jesus. So what we call the Old Testament is the record written for us, to demonstrate the joys of loving Him and the dangers of loving other things or people more. Heaven and Hell are at stake. What or whom we worship matters, now and forever.