Revelation 3:4 KJV
Thou hast a few names even in Sardis which have not defiled their garments; and they shall walk with me in white: for they are worthy.
I focused my attention on those words, "even in Sardis." The only good thing I can find that the Lord said about this church is that there were still a few names there which were not defiled.
The Word of God makes the church in Sardis sound like it was in the most awful of state. It had the name of a church "that thou livest" but it was in fact "dead."
But in this most terrible situation, God said there were some who had not defiled their garments. While there is such a thing as the importance of our corporate testimony as a church, and if a believer has the option he should unite himself with a church that has a living testimony, still, each of us are responsible for our individual testimony. We might look within our church and find people who are not living for the Lord. Yea, it could be our church as a whole has taken a course that is contrary to the Lord. Still, each Christian may stay undefiled and is held accountable to do so.
Our days are growing evil. I do not know that we will be raptured to heaven in my lifetime, but it certainly appears like that could be the case.
Evil men are waxing worse and worse.
Christianity is turning less and less powerful as so-called churches proclaim the name of Christ but compromise with this world in order to gain the world.
The Gospel has been so distorted that even those who would be sincere students of the Bible are preaching a shallow form of Gospel.
But even in these days of evil, it is possible for a few names not to defile their garments.
O Lord, let me be one! O Lord, let the church I pastor be filled with them!
Thou hast a few names even in Sardis which have not defiled their garments; and they shall walk with me in white: for they are worthy.
I focused my attention on those words, "even in Sardis." The only good thing I can find that the Lord said about this church is that there were still a few names there which were not defiled.
The Word of God makes the church in Sardis sound like it was in the most awful of state. It had the name of a church "that thou livest" but it was in fact "dead."
But in this most terrible situation, God said there were some who had not defiled their garments. While there is such a thing as the importance of our corporate testimony as a church, and if a believer has the option he should unite himself with a church that has a living testimony, still, each of us are responsible for our individual testimony. We might look within our church and find people who are not living for the Lord. Yea, it could be our church as a whole has taken a course that is contrary to the Lord. Still, each Christian may stay undefiled and is held accountable to do so.
Our days are growing evil. I do not know that we will be raptured to heaven in my lifetime, but it certainly appears like that could be the case.
Evil men are waxing worse and worse.
Christianity is turning less and less powerful as so-called churches proclaim the name of Christ but compromise with this world in order to gain the world.
The Gospel has been so distorted that even those who would be sincere students of the Bible are preaching a shallow form of Gospel.
But even in these days of evil, it is possible for a few names not to defile their garments.
O Lord, let me be one! O Lord, let the church I pastor be filled with them!
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