To: PeterPrinciple
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.
69 posted on
04/29/2017 6:27:58 PM PDT by
Fedora
To: Fedora
Read again. It says repent OR I (Jesus)will leave.
Now which of the seven churches are YOU.
74 posted on
04/29/2017 6:42:22 PM PDT by
PeterPrinciple
(Thinking Caps are no longer being issued but there must be a warehouse full of them somewhere.)
To: Fedora
Paul likewise had high praise for the Thessalonians and Philippians.
and was constantly correcting them................
76 posted on
04/29/2017 6:46:37 PM PDT by
PeterPrinciple
(Thinking Caps are no longer being issued but there must be a warehouse full of them somewhere.)
To: Fedora
The Church did not fail, though local churches often did.Why?
Didn't they get the SAME; good ol' CATHOLIC teaching as the others?
202 posted on
04/30/2017 4:19:19 PM PDT by
Elsie
(Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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