[PeterPrinciple]

one must admit that the church Jesus built failed,

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If one read the Bible one would learn that the first generation churches failed and Jesus told them to REPENT and go back to their first love. See the first few chapters of Revelation.

[Fedora]

Jesus told the church in Ephesus to repent, but he also praised their deeds, hard work, and perseverance. He followed this up by encouraging the church in Smyrna, which he did not have any criticisms for. His comments to the other churches in Asia Minor were mixed—for instance, he said Sardis had a few people who were still faithful. Paul likewise had high praise for the Thessalonians and Philippians. The Church did not fail, though local churches often did.

[af_vet_1981]

If one read the Bible one would learn that the first generation churches failed and Jesus told them to REPENT and go back to their first love. See the first few chapters of Revelation.

So you believe the church Jesus built failed ?

The churches in Revelation, members of the one holy catholic apostolic church, did not fail in Revelation. They were warned, like Israel was warned, and some were close to failure, but there is no record of what happened afterward in the book. We do not know if they made it or not. The LORD Jesus Christ warned them so that they would not fail, but they have to cooperate and do what He said, and so it is with all of us who have ears to hear.

The seven churches were warned that if they did not repent and do the works the Messiah commands them, He would:
1. church of Ephesus -- remove their candlestick
2. church in Smyrna -- not really threatened, more like informed of their trials to come
3. church in Pergamos -- fight against them with the sword of His mouth
4. church in Thyatira -- kill the children (followers) of the female teacher who called herself a prophetess
5. church in Sardis -- blot their names out of the book of life
6. church in Philadelphia was not threatened
7. church of the Laodiceans -- spit them out of His mouth.