I'm sure there are dozens of online reviews of Tim Keller's Counterfeit Gods, but I want to throw in my two cents as well. Tim Keller is one of my very favorite Christian communicators to hear, be that through listening to his messages or reading his books. Keller is definitely one of the most creative and fresh voices today in the world of biblically faithful thinkers and cultural exegetes. What amazes me is how someone who is so intelligent and who thinks so deeply can articulate his profound insights through language everyone can understand. Counterfeit Gods is no exception.
The thesis of the book is that all sins are really different forms of idolatry, because they occur when people seek to find their purpose and acceptance in created things instead of in their Creator, the Lord Jesus Christ. Keller looks at some of the key idols that have plagued humanity for thousands of years, showing examples of those idols in the lives of people in the Bible, and then revealing how those idols play out in ou world today. These idols include romantic love, money, success, and power.
The end of the book gives readers some ideas about how to identify the idols in their lives, and how to replace them with greater affections for Jesus Christ. It is only when we find our greatest treasure and delight in Jesus Christ can we appropriately identify and rid our lives of the false gods in our lives.
This is an excellent book and very readable. I highly recommend it!
Timothy Keller. Counterfeit Gods. New York: Penguin, 2009.
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