Topical Studies
What the Bible says about Worship of Success
(From Forerunner Commentary)
Portrayed here is an entire nation devoted to getting, much like our modern world. The American motto seems to be, "The chief end of man is to glorify prosperity and enjoy it forever." We worship—we serve—what we make. Another facet of this is that potential fruits of material success are self-confidence and pride, which to the successful mind subtly makes God unnecessary. But since all men must have a god, and a righteous God asks awkward questions as to how the success was attained, such people turn to a more amenable god. They worship their own success, secularism, the confidence of men in their own powers. The quest for material wealth thus produces a powerful need to assimilate to the world.
John W. Ritenbaugh
The Tenth CommandmentRelated Topics: Assimilation | Get Way of Life | Materialism | Pride | Prosperity | Secularism | Self Confidence | Way of Get | Worship of the Self
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