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Letter to the Angel of the Church in Philadelphia

The letter to the Faithful church in Philadelphia – Revelation

Revelation, Seven Letters to Seven Churches

We move on to The Letter to the church in Philadelphia. It’s unique within the seven letters in Revelation. It’s almost entirely filled with promises to the faithful in this church. Jesus has only good things to say to this church. Therefore, the examination will obviously be about them. What did they do right? How might they have achieved such good news from Jesus? And what can we learn for us today? That is, both for our churches and for us as individuals?

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You can’t be found unless you know you’re lost

A look at ourselves

You can’t be found unless you know you’re lost. At first this seems obvious. Or maybe at first it makes so sense at all. Either way, it’s important to be found. Which makes it equally important that we know we’re lost!

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Which god provides salvation for us?

A deeper look at familiar Bible passages, Featured Posts

Which god provides salvation for us? Different people have different “gods” or deities. Even those who claim to have no “god” have one – maybe they view themselves as “the deity” of their own world. From there, we should recognize that outside of people who believe this life is “all there is” – we want something from our deity. One of those things we want from our “god” is “salvation” – we want that “god” to save us from something.

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Should Christians care about winning the political argument?

Politics, government, religion and God

Should Christians care about winning the political argument? Judging from current events, it seems that large numbers of Christians do care about winning the political war. And they care a great deal. But is that a Christ-like concern? In other words, Did Jesus care about winning the political war?

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