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Exposing Idolatry | The Rich Young Ruler
Shared on: Oct 13, 2025
Jesus demands EVERYTHING. He allows for no compartments of idols stored away in our heart. Rather, he demands that submission to him be our chief-end. This is where we will find life. When we walk away from Christ with our idols of money, sex, gossip, greed, or vain-glory, we deprive ourselves from that which we need more. We deceive ourselves when we think that we must continue to cling to the things that are actually killing us. What is it in your life which is destroying your walk with Christ?
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