The Bible condemns idols throughout. Though strictly forbidden men are so prone to it that it is common and seems natural. It does not seem harmful to man. The Christians of Bible times were considered foolish because they would not bum incense to Caesar. Some would not eat meat offered to an idol god.
Pagans look for the harm and declare there is none.
Jealousy is an emotion we don t like to ascribe to God. Yet viewing God that way can be healthy. It is better to conceive of God as angry than to conceive of Him as indifferent to our idol worship. What you and I think God is like is important. Like it or not, your conception of God determines your thought and behavior in and out of the church.