Based on your theological framework, here is an expanded analysis of **Idolatry & Self-Worship** with contemporary manifestations and scriptural grounding. New entries are marked **(\*)**:
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### **IDOLATRY & SELF-WORSHIP**
1. **False Allegiance**
- **Material Idols:** Wealth (gold, stocks, crypto), luxury brands, property hoarding (Luke 12:15; Col. 3:5).
- **Abstract Idols:** Political power ("savior" leaders), nationalism (pledging ultimate loyalty to flag/nation), social media influence **(\*)** (Acts 12:22-23).
- **Religious Idols:** Denominational pride, worshiping saints/angels, treating pastors as infallible **(\*)** (Col. 2:18).
- **Self as God:** Autonomy ("my truth"), radical individualism, rejecting divine authority (Gen. 3:5; Judg. 21:25).
2. **Spiritual Rebellion**
- **Occult Engagement:** Astrology, tarot, Reiki, channeling spirits, "harmless" horoscopes **(\*)** (Deut. 18:10-12).
- **Defiant Stewardship:** Withholding tithes (Mal. 3:8), exploiting creation without reverence (Rom. 1:25).
- **Therapeutic Idolatry:** Replacing repentance with self-affirmation, recasting sin as "authenticity" **(\*)** (2 Tim. 4:3).
- **Covetousness as Worship:** Obsessive craving for status, possessions, or others’ lives (Ex. 20:17; Luke 12:15).
3. **Prideful Independence**
- **Intellectual Arrogance:** Dismissing Scripture if "illogical," scientism (elevating science over revelation) **(\*)** (1 Cor. 8:1-2).
- **Unteachable Spirit:** Resisting correction, refusing accountability (Prov. 12:1; 29:1).
- **Performative Spirituality:** Virtue signaling, using piety for social capital **(\*)** (Matt. 6:1-2, 5).
- **Self-Sufficiency:** "I don’t need God/others" – refusing help or intercession (Rev. 3:17).
4. **Demanding Worship**
- **Narcissism:** Forcing admiration, rage when unnoticed (Esth. 3:5-6; Dan. 3:1-7).
- **Cult of Personality:** Leaders requiring devotion (e.g., North Korea, toxic ministries) **(\*)** (Acts 10:25-26).
- **Digital Altars:** Curating online image, craving likes/shares as validation **(\*)** (Gal. 1:10).
5. **Ideological Idolatry (\*)**
- **Political Salvationism:** Trusting governments/movements for societal redemption (e.g., "MAGA" or "wokeness" as messianic force).
- **Social Justice Absolutism:** Elevating activism above Gospel mission, replacing sin with "systemic oppression" as ultimate evil.
- **Conspiracy Devotion:** Building identity around fringe theories (QAnon, flat earth).
6. **Technological Idolatry (\*)**
- **Transhumanism:** Seeking immortality via AI/uploading consciousness, editing God’s image (genetic manipulation).
- **Dataism:** Trusting algorithms over divine providence (e.g., AI "oracles" for life decisions).
- **Digital Babylon:** Virtual worlds (Metaverse) replacing embodied creation.
7. **Self-Worship in Disguise (\*)**
- **Victimhood as Identity:** Using suffering for manipulation, rejecting healing to retain "martyr" status.
- **False Humility:** Self-deprecation fishing for praise, "humble-bragging."
- **Aesthetic Idolatry:** Worshiping beauty/youth (cosmetic surgery addiction, body dysmorphia).
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### **Key Scriptural Diagnostics**
- **The Core Sin:** "Their god is their belly" (Phil. 3:19) – appetites as ultimate authority.
- **Idolatry’s Deceit:** "Those who make them become like them" (Ps. 115:8) – idolaters mirror their idols’ emptiness.
- **Unmasking Subtle Idols:** "Guard yourselves from idols" (1 John 5:21) – includes non-carved images.
- **Self-Worship’s Origin:** "You said in your heart, ‘I will ascend to heaven...’" (Isa. 14:13-14).
### **The Antidote**
> *"Little children, keep yourselves from idols."* (1 John 5:21)
> *"Present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship."* (Rom. 12:1)
Idolatry dethrones God to crown *self* or *created things*. Its remedy is revelational displacement: beholding Christ’s supremacy until all rivals fade (Col. 1:15-18). As Augustine prayed:
> *"You have made us for Yourself, O Lord, and our hearts are restless until they rest in You."*