I love that this distinction is made. It's something that I've been developing a lot in my own life. Take something like brotherhood. Fraternal fellowship. This is not a bad thing. It's very good and is seen throughout Scripture in pairs like David and Jonathan, or Paul and Timothy. However, if one were to act as I have in the past, and seek that out for the person, instead of God in that person, then you commit idolatry. That relationship is no longer about God because you aren't seeking it for Him. I am treating the right thing the wrong way.
I loved that as well! It seems to imply that evil and sin are not creations, but are instead warped creations.
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