New City Catechism 17.3
Question 17: What is idolatry? Answer: Idolatry is trusting in created things rather than the Creator for our hope and happiness, significance and security. One reason ancient people were drawn to idols is because idolatry was much more like a business transaction than it was a covenantal commitment. You could bring a sacrifice to a god as a form of payment in exchange for his or her favor, and your relationship with that god did not extend to much more than that. The gods of