#SpiritualTruths || Love and Deeds with a Warning || Daily Encouragement
Scripture Ingredient
~ Revelation 2:18-29
Thyatira, a city renowned for its trade guilds and patron
deities, had a church known for its love and service. However, their growing
tolerance of false teaching posed a serious threat.
- Commendation: The church is acknowledged for its love,
faith, service, and perseverance, with increasing deeds of love (Rev 2:19).
- Criticism: The church is criticized for tolerating
Jezebel, a self-proclaimed prophetess leading believers into immorality and
idolatry (Rev 2:20).
- Exhortation: They are warned of coming judgment if
they do not repent, with a promise of the authority to rule nations and the
morning star to the overcomers (Rev 2:21-28).
- Galatians 5:19-21 – Lists acts of the flesh, including
idolatry and immorality.
- 1 John 2:19 – Talks about those who leave the faith and
how they were never truly part of it.
The letter to Thyatira calls for vigilance against
compromising moral and doctrinal standards. It balances commendation for love
and service with a stern warning against the dangers of allowing false teaching
to corrupt the church.
Rebuke/Commendation
The commendation for love and service in Thyatira is relevant for today’s believers who are active in their faith communities. However, there is also a rebuke for tolerating teachings or practices that deviate from biblical truth. Christians today are called to uphold doctrinal purity and not permit influences that lead away from God's standards.
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