"syncretism" -- What is syncretism?

 Good morning all. God is good all the time, all the time God is good.  TOO BLESSED TO BE STRESSED!

 First, a short history lesson about gods of old (little g, our God is in caps)  There were many different gods by different sects of people.  I'll list a few, then get on to "syncretism".

  Ashteroth - goddess of Canaanites of fertility and maternity.

Baal - supreme god of Canaanites, often referred to at "sun god" or "storm god". Also, fertility, & god of crops and women for child bearing

    Chemosh - subduer; god of Moabites & also worshipped by Ammonites.  Many religious rites were cruel and offered human sacrifices.

Dagon - god of Philistines - body of a fish/ head and hands of human.  the god of water and grain.

Egyptians had more than 40 gods. They had gods for everything and God humiliated 10 of those gods when Moses went before Pharoah.

Golden calf - once by the Israelites at Mt. Sinai when Moses was on the mountain with God.  The second time (1 Kings 12:26-30) under King Jerobboam.

Marduk - god of Babylonians - god of fertility and vegetation.

Milcom - god of Ammorites - they did divination, seeking knowledge through occult means.

This is just a few, but I list these to make us think how silly and short cited these people were.  Believing in something that is not real. Utter nonsense.  Right?  Well.................

But then we look around a see us, a modern culture, worshipping other things: money, status, power, facebook, instagram, internet, and much more.  If we spent as much time in the Bible as we do checking all the social media or vying for more money, power, status we definitely would be 

                     ONE NATION UNDER GOD!

Okay, syncretism is the merging of many gods (faiths) into one (1) false religion.

So, are you doing this today?  Your god may be free time and not attending a Bible study or church; it may be money, power, fishing, golfing, or whatever.  Are you a victim of syncretism?

  Soul search and see.  I have been guilty of syncretism and with the help of God that will cease.  Thank you for reading. Love y'all.

In Christ's Love and Grace

Johnny