Counterfeit Gods: The Empty Promises of Money, Sex, and Power, and the Only Hope That Matters

by Timothy Keller

Keller, former pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Manhattan, defines a counterfeit god as an idol – anything good we look to for meaning only God can give.

He argues the human heart is an “idol factory,” constantly turning career, love, money, or power into false gods. These aren’t obviously evil things, which is exactly what makes them so dangerous.

• Classic Bible stories, like Abraham and Isaac, and Jonah
• How good things quietly become ultimate things
• Practical steps for identifying idols in your own heart

Counterfeit Gods uses familiar Old and New Testament narratives to expose these patterns and encourages readers to recognize that only the true God can satisfy what these counterfeit gods only promise.