Idolatry IV

So here's my tentative conclusion. All sin, no matter what commandment it falls under is also a violation of the first commandment. I divide "not having other gods besides Me" into 1) acknowledging, obeying and worshipping the one true God 2) not acknowledging or obeying or worshipping or listening to other gods (include the god of self). 3) not acting in such a way as to insinuate that God is not God.

Therefore, to answer my original question, we, like the Israelites of old, should pay attention to the prophetic warnings concerning the first commandment. Though we may not burn incense to Baal or have sex with shrine prostitutes, we defy the first commandment every time we go against his will. To go against God's will, as I've said before, is to spit on the feet of the one who deserves all glory and honor. To give God anything less than everything is to deny what's due him. When we sin, we throw God aside in favor of another "god," be it an imagined god or an idea or a desire, etc.

(As a side note, idolatry is probably not the best catchall to describe sins breaking the first commandment. What would you call them?)