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THE SEVEN CHURCHES OF ASIA /REVELATION 2 - 3

Copyright November 20, 2007

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CHAPTER 1 (8 of 9) 

EXPLANATIONS AND CAUSES

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The Lord has shown me that all of these churches had those who longed for revival, and that God was using John to let them know what was preventing revival along with the judgment if they did not repent of their disobedience and the blessing if they did repent.  God gives the Gift of the Holy Spirit to those who desire to please obey Him. I would tend to believe that 2 Peter 2:1 is a very good synoptic overview of the type of people who pedaled the doctrine of the Nicolaitans, the doctrine of Balaam, and the doctrine of Jezebel. It is asserted by researchers of these sects that the doctrines were similar. Here are key words: (a false freedom or licentiousness), (a disregard for holy living), (encouraged a return to pagan laxity of morals), (taught that Christian liberty meant license to commit sensual sins), (supported by a doctrine, accompanied by the boast of a prophetic illumination); Jezebel, a word of prophecy, which was not from God.

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And we are his witnesses of these things; and so is also the Holy Ghost, whom God has given to them that obey him.  (Acts 5:32)

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But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves  swift destruction.  (2 Peter 2:1)

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Faith to believe there is a God is not saving faith, (devils believe and tremble, James 2:19) that faith just acknowledges there is a Creator; it does not make Him our Father; this was the kind of faith Simon of Samaria Acts 8:9-24, and Jezebel of Thyatira Rev 2:20-22 had.  Simon and Jezebel went through the motions of repentance but obviously did not have a true and sincere heart of repentance; they did not receive God’s new birth when the sinful nature is removed and replaced by the God’s righteous nature. Simon and Jezebel believed the report about the true God, but only received a religious affiliation, not the true life changing born again event through Jesus as Lord and Savior; Peter acknowledged this concerning Simon (Acts 8:23). 

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Jesus said to the Pharisees and Sadducees that you are of your father the devil (John 8:44).  These were the "elite" religious leaders, "religious" being the keyword.  They had a form of godliness, do as they say not as they do, (Matthew 23:3-5), but not the life changing results that saving faith produces. Saving faith that not only acknowledges God is our Creator, but that makes Him our Father also.

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Saving faith compels us to obey God with all of our heart, mind, soul, and strength (Mark 12:30-33, Luke 10:27), the faith that causes us to abhor sin and make every attempt to avoid it. True faith causes us not to be partakers of other men’s sins (1 Timothy 5:22). Our contact with Sinners is for their conversion to Christ, not to be partakers of their sin. Light and darkness cannot have fellowship (2 Corinthians 6:14 and 17-18). Primary association with Sinners will cause us to become lax in our Christ-like holiness, values, and eventually lead to backsliding, forsaking the Lord altogether, falling back into the sinful lifestyle the Lord delivered us from to serve Him and to receive eternal life if we are faithful to the last day of our life (1 Peter 1:5 and 9).

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Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. Receiving the end of your faith, even the salvation of your souls. (1 Peter 1:5, 9)

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He who endures to the end shall be saved (Matthew 10:22), not he who walks with the Lord for a while then returns to a sinful lifestyle (choke the word, Mark 4:19; Luke 8:14). Salvation is what we receive at the end of our days (1 Peter 1:5, 9); saving faith in the present is the "down payment", "earnest money" (Ephesians 1:14; 2 Corinthians 1:22 and 5:5), for the hope and promise of eternal life (Titus 1:2).  When we apostate God will take back the "promise" and blot our name out of the book of life; Revelation 3:5 is a reference which proves our name can be removed from the book of life, and that Jesus has the authority to remove it when we stand before Him at His Judgment Seat. Revelation 3:5 is one obvious scripture among others (Exodus 32:32-33; Revelation 22:19) that makes the once saved always saved and eternal security doctrines erroneous; doctrines the Apostles never taught, which includes Apostle Paul. 

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As long as we are cultivating the saving faith walk with God, God's given hope and promise for the salvation of our soul in the last day of our life is secure. If we fail daily trying to perfectly obey God this does not cancel our saving faith, for if any man sin we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ (1 John 2:1).  Bear in mind the scripture says, "IF any man sin,” implying that sin is not to be our common lifestyle. I stated earlier that saving faith compels us to obey God (Romans 3:31), without saving faith we will continue in habitual sinfulness, having only a religious experience with an unchanged sinful nature, and then at the end of our life receive the judgment of eternal damnation, not eternal life that patient continuance in well doing (Romans 2:7) provides after receiving Jesus as Lord and Savior of our life.  

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My Facebook Timeline - www.facebook.com/samuelsiders1 - contains responses I have posted in answer to those who God has had me to share with for over seventeen years on Facebook Forums created to share the Scriptures. My activity about sharing the Word of God with Muslims, other false Cults, and with those who profess to be Christian continues; this open door that the Lord has made available to me as an Apologist/Teacher is one where worldwide opportunities are made available to all English speaking people around the world from many different countries, races, and religious beliefs. 

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It is WRITTEN in 1 Peter 3:15 … “But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asks you of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:" God wants us to know AND understand His Word (2 Timothy 2:15), “Study to show yourself approved unto God, a workman that needs not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.” Jude 3, “Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you, and exhort you that ye should earnestly contend [Gr. agonize with fervent zeal] for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints.”
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This past week I continued to have conversations with those who believe the - False Oneness Theology - that teaches Jesus is ALL three the Father Son and Holy Spirit – not – solely the Son. One of the common problems with Oneness theology believers is they – constantly misuse and misinterpret a verse of Scripture, like Muslims do, by ignoring CONTEXT and KEYWORDS. What follows is one of the responses I posted to Defend against the False Oneness theology:

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Mark Tina Woodruff ... the "carnal mind" is yours and too deceived by a False Theology to discern you are, and God has given me an excellent enough understanding which as an Apologist I need to have to know how to Defend the Bible, what it teaches, and the Kingdom of God against Deceivers.

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Nonetheless, when a person does not use the WHOLE Bible to correctly interpret a verse of Scripture they will Always misuse and misinterpret it. I am Not one who does not use the Whole Bible, and I know You have misinterpreted and misused John 8:24 to come to a False conclusion what Jesus - correctly - meant, because you have ignored the other verses of Scriptures that prove you have, as well as Context verses before and after the reference, and Keywords.

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Jesus was Not teaching He is His Father Almighty God in any of the Context verses. He was teaching He is the Promised Messiah who the Religious Leaders refused to Believe HE Is, which is what Jesus meant by "if you believe not that I am he, you shall die in your sins;" without Jesus as Lord and Savior of our life we Will die in our sins, and be condemned to eternal torment in the lake of fire in the Day of Judgment. I am one who Has received Jesus as Lord and Savior of my life, and to have an intimate Relationship with Him and His FATHER Almighty God through His Holy Spirit.

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To read more responses I posted this past week my FB timeline can be visited. https://www.facebook.com/samuelsiders1   
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Samuel Siders 10/11/2026 [Go deep in your relationship with God not shallow.]