The Living God Confronts Idolatry - Part 2

"Once this fundamental distinction is blurred (Creator/creation distinction), once this reversal takes place, then devastating personal and social consequence follow. Creation, which derives its own meaning from God cannot give us in itself the ultimate meaning we crave, so idolatry is doomed to disappointment (to put it at is mildest). Worship of the self eventually implodes in narcissism, nihilism or sheer amoral selfishness. If nature itself is treated as divine, then all other distinctions begin to be dissolved. There is no difference between human life and all other forms of life. There is no difference between good and evil since all is ultimately one. So any objective reference point for moral discrimination becomes impossible.

In the light of such confusion the mission of God is ultimately to restore his whole creation to what it was intended to be - God's creation, ruled over by redeemed humanity, giving glory and praise to is Creator. Our mission, in participation with that divine mission, and in anticipation of its final accomplishment, is to work with God in exposing the idols that continue to blur the distinction, and to liberate men and women from the destructive delusions they foster."

-Dr. Christopher Wright, The Mission of God, p. 165