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In the book of Revelations we read,
"To the angel 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:
I know your deeds, your hard work and your perseverance. I know that you cannot tolerate wicked men, that you have tested those who claim to be apostles but are not, and have found them false.
You have persevered and have endured hardships for my name, and have not grown weary.
Yet I hold this against you: You have forsaken your first love.
Remember the height from which you have fallen! Repent and do the things you did at first. If you do not repent, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place.
But you have this in your favour: You hate the practices of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.
He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes, I will give the right to eat from the tree of life, which is in the paradise of God." Revelations 2:1-7
I was taught that the churches mentioned in Revelations can apply to not only a church congregation but to individuals as well.
Here we see that the church at Ephesus has persevered.
That they cannot tolerate wicked men,
That they have tested those who claim to be apostles who are not.
That they have endured hardship for the sake of Christ and not grown weary.
Yet it is pointed out that they have forsaken their first love.
This means they have forsaken Christ who should always be our first love.
There are many reasons Christians forsake their first love. They become lured by the ways of the world, money, possessions even the mixing of non-Christian philosophes.
Combining with Christian teaching, when this was never meant to be.
As believers in Christ Jesus we must look at what we believe and why we believe it. We must ask God to show us the error of our ways. Then repent and turn back to God.
Do you know what you believe and why you believe it?
Are you mixing other things with your Christian faith, things that are not of God?
Please think about it.
