Our subject is being a lukewarm Christian. Are you a lukewarm Christian? What is a lukewarm Christian? How does one become a lukewarm Christian? Can a lukewarm person be considered Christian? That is what I aim to answer. But first I want to tell you a little about the city of Laodicea. There are four … [Read more…]
It may interest you to know that the first century city of Philadelphia located in Asia Minor was actually founded by citizens of another city called Pergamum, which we talked about in Revelation 2. It was a city that worshiped the Greek god Zeus. It was a city that suffered greatly from an earthquake, because … [Read more…]
Sardis was a wealthy city with two locations. The first location was the older part of the city and was located on a mountain. Overtime, the population outgrew that location and relocated to a valley below. At some point in its history, we know this city suffered from a terrible earthquake and was built back … [Read more…]
If you recall from our previous blog, this church was tolerating a woman with the spirit of Jezebel, who was seducing people into acts of sexual immorality, teaching them that it is okay for believers to actively and willfully participate in sexual immorality, and of course, this is not true for reasons we discussed last … [Read more…]
Thyatira was a city, like the others in Revelation, located in Asia Minor, which would be modern day Turkey. This is a city that was politically and culturally marginalized. A city with many trades regarding metal work, cloth making, dyeing, and pottery. It was very much a secular city with little to no focus on … [Read more…]
In our last blog we began studying Jesus’ letter to the church in the city of Pergamum. If you recall, this city was plagued by pagan worship; they worshiped the Greek gods and goddesses – Roma, Asklepios, Zeus, Dionysus, Athena, and were required to worship the Roman Emperor as god. But Jesus commended them for … [Read more…]
Let’s begin this blog by telling you a little about the city of Pergamum. Pergamum was a unique city, which would be located in modern day Turkey; you can still visit the ruins. What made it so unique was that it was very high in elevation. It was built on a hill 1,000ft above the … [Read more…]
When I awoke this morning it was still dark outside. No one in my house was awake and there was little to no traffic on the road, though a car would come by the house occasionally. The early morning hours are my favorite part of the day. It’s when I sit and spend time with … [Read more…]
There are many who dismiss the book of Jonah as fiction. The reason they do is because the book mentions “a great fish” swallowing Jonah, and no reasonable thinker would believe that could ever happen in reality. But we can know the book of Jonah is in fact true for two reasons. First, because we … [Read more…]
As the title implies we are going to examine Jesus’ letter to the church in Smyrna in Revelation 2:8-11. If I could summarize Jesus’ words to this church, I would do so like this: be ready for persecution. Many people are incorrectly under the impression that when they become a believer they will not experience … [Read more…]