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Probably no king of israel was more free than david was of any idolatrous inclinations or practices. Instead we worship at the altar of the god of self. You shall have no other gods before me. several forms of idolatry have been distinguished.

The first of the biblical ten commandments prohibits idolatry:

Whether readers are devout believers or distant seekers, the idolatry of god shows that we must lay down our certainties and honestly admit our doubts to identify with jesus. Breaking our addiction to certainty and satisfaction. Wright highlights three pairs of idols: We no longer bow down to idols and images.