In The Wilderness Revelation 2 1 7 Remember Your Firstо What jesus wants is a heart that is changed. that is why after commending them in verses 2 3 he counsels them in verses 4 5. look at verse 4. "but i have this against you, that you have lost your first love." ii. christ counsels them. he counsels them to return to their first love; to keep jesus first in their hearts. They were “the church that left their first love.”. this is the first of the seven letters jesus had john write to seven real churches in the province of asia (which is modern turkey), this one to the church at ephesus. as we saw last week, jesus begins his message to each of these churches by saying, “i know.”.
Keeping Your First Love Revelation 2 1 7 Youtube Through john, jesus directly addresses the seven churches in 2:1 3:22. christ exhorts them all to hear what the spirit says to the churches. the special word of christ and the spirit to the church at ephesus was to restore their first love. this message of keeping our first love is timeless and has eternal value. I know you are enduring patiently and bearing up for my name’s sake, and you have not grown weary. (revelation 2:3) but i have this against you, that you have abandoned the love you had at first. (revelation 2:4) remember therefore from where you have fallen; repent, and do the works you did at first. if not, i will come to you and remove. The first love which characterized the ephesians was the zeal and ardor with which they embraced their salvation as they realized they loved christ because he first loved them (1 john 4:19) and that it was, in fact, his love for them that had made them “alive together with christ.”. so overwhelmed were they by the joy that came from. Regaining your first love: ephesus part two (revelation 2:1 7) [1] i know your deeds, your tireless labor, and your patient endurance. i know you do not tolerate those who do evil. furthermore, you have diligently tested those who claim to be apostles, and you have found that they are not true witnesses. you have correctly found them to be false.
Revelation 2 1 7 First Things First Love Youtube The first love which characterized the ephesians was the zeal and ardor with which they embraced their salvation as they realized they loved christ because he first loved them (1 john 4:19) and that it was, in fact, his love for them that had made them “alive together with christ.”. so overwhelmed were they by the joy that came from. Regaining your first love: ephesus part two (revelation 2:1 7) [1] i know your deeds, your tireless labor, and your patient endurance. i know you do not tolerate those who do evil. furthermore, you have diligently tested those who claim to be apostles, and you have found that they are not true witnesses. you have correctly found them to be false. Revelation 2:1 7. new international version. to the church in ephesus. 2 “to the angel[a] of the church in ephesus write: these are the words of him who holds the seven stars in his right hand and walks among the seven golden lampstands. 2 i know your deeds, your hard work and your perseverance. i know that you cannot tolerate wicked people. Change your apathetic love to an appreciating love for him. step 3: redo. jesus urges the ephesians to “do the deeds you did at first.”. the context indicates that by first works jesus wants.
Refueling Your First Love Revelation 2 1 7 Youtube Revelation 2:1 7. new international version. to the church in ephesus. 2 “to the angel[a] of the church in ephesus write: these are the words of him who holds the seven stars in his right hand and walks among the seven golden lampstands. 2 i know your deeds, your hard work and your perseverance. i know that you cannot tolerate wicked people. Change your apathetic love to an appreciating love for him. step 3: redo. jesus urges the ephesians to “do the deeds you did at first.”. the context indicates that by first works jesus wants.
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