1 Samuel 5:2-5
2Then the Philistines took the ark of God and brought it into the house of Dagon and set it up beside aDagon. 3And when the people of Ashdod rose early the next day, behold, bDagon had fallen face downward on the ground before the ark of the Lord. So they took Dagon and put him back in his place. 4But when they rose early on the next morning, behold, Dagon had fallen face downward on the ground before the ark of the Lord, cand the head of Dagon and both his hands were lying cut off on the threshold. Only the trunk of Dagon was left to him. 5This is why the priests of Dagon and all who enter the house of Dagon ddo not tread on the threshold of Dagon in Ashdod to this day.Jeremiah 2:11
11 eHas a nation changed its gods,feven though they are no gods?
But my people ghave changed their glory
for hthat which does not profit.
Micah 4:5
5For iall the peoples walkeach in the name of its god,
but jwe will walk in the name of the Lord our God
forever and ever.
Romans 1:23-25
23and kexchanged the glory of lthe immortal God for images resembling mortal man and birds and animals and creeping things.24Therefore mGod gave them up in the lusts of their hearts to impurity, to nthe dishonoring of their bodies among themselves, 25because they exchanged the truth about God for oa lie and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, pwho is blessed forever! Amen.
1 Corinthians 8:4-5
4Therefore, as to the eating of food offered to idols, we know that q“an idol has no real existence,” and that r“there is no God but one.” 5For although there may be sso-called gods in heaven or on earth—as indeed there are many “gods” and many “lords”—1 Corinthians 10:20
20No, I imply that what pagans sacrifice tthey offer to demons and not to God. I do not want you to be participants with demons.
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