It has been taught that an Idol is whatever we love more than God. But we cannot know what we love more than God without first examining what we fear more than Him.
When My Children Became My Gods
The first commandment of the ten commandments is to have no other gods before God. Although most of us don’t bow down and worship statues, it can be surprisingly easy to let ourselves and other people become gods instead. When we do, our lives fall apart, but there’s hope.