And in no case does God say that worshipping the gods of Egypt or Canaan or Babylon or Persia or India or Greece or Rome, is the same as worshipping him. In fact just the opposite. Baal worship is not the same as the worship of Yahweh. Neither today, is worshipping Krishna, Allah, Buddha or the goddess within, the same as worshipping the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. Now in other sermons in this series we will spell out in more detail how other religions differ from Christianity.
Some religions get the first bit fairly right, but fail on the second.
Most religions fail on both counts. In Deuteronomy 6, we have a clear example of how important it is to God that we worship him as he really is, and not as we would like to think he is. The Lord demands total allegiance. Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. These commandments that I give you today are to be upon your hearts.