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Idolatry.

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When you do not make God the All in All then you are not making him who he is. It doesn't matter whether you think someone is great for whatever reason. God is all in all. So you don't have to worship something to make them greater than they should be. If you aren't making God all in all, then you have made everything else WAY bigger than it should be.

Effectively the lack of worship of God creates a de facto worship of other things.
 
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When you do not make God the All in All then you are not making him who he is. It doesn't matter whether you think someone is great for whatever reason. God is all in all. So you don't have to worship something to make them greater than they should be. If you aren't making God all in all, then you have made everything else WAY bigger than it should be.

Effectively the lack of worship of God creates a de facto worship of other things.

is a certain amount of awe idolatry?
 
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is a certain amount of awe idolatry?

And I saw the woman, drunk with the blood of the saints, the blood of the martyrs of Jesus. When I saw her, I marveled greatly. But the angel said to me, “Why do you marvel? I will tell you the mystery of the woman, and of the beast with seven heads and ten horns that carries her. ~Revelation 17:6-7

Then I fell down at his feet to worship him, but he said to me, “You must not do that! I am a fellow servant with you and your brothers who hold to the testimony of Jesus. Worship God.” For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy. ~Revelation 19:10

So yeah it is. God is the only thing which is awesome.
 
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And I saw the woman, drunk with the blood of the saints, the blood of the martyrs of Jesus. When I saw her, I marveled greatly. But the angel said to me, “Why do you marvel? I will tell you the mystery of the woman, and of the beast with seven heads and ten horns that carries her. ~Revelation 17:6-7

Then I fell down at his feet to worship him, but he said to me, “You must not do that! I am a fellow servant with you and your brothers who hold to the testimony of Jesus. Worship God.” For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy. ~Revelation 19:10

So yeah it is. God is the only thing which is awesome.

So a certain amount of awe at nature is worship?

One heretical ministry said sex is worship.
 
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