We may give our human loves the unconditional allegiance which we owe only to God. Then they become gods: then they become demons. For natural loves that are allowed to become gods do not remain loves. They are still called so, but can become, in fact, complicated forms of hatred. -C.S. Lewis

“Remember this and stand firm,
    recall it to mind, you transgressors,
remember the former things of old;
for I am God, and there is no other;
    I am God, and there is none like Me,
declaring the end from the beginning
    and from ancient times things not yet done,
saying, ‘My counsel shall stand,
    and I will accomplish all My purpose.”
Isaiah 46:8-10, ESV