Letters to Ephesus and Smyrna

Renewing Your Mind

Ligonier Ministries

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

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🗓️ 7 June 2023

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

Jesus holds the keys of death and hell. Even if the whole world should oppose us, our eternal hope rests safely in His hands. Today, W. Robert Godfrey draws lessons from Christ's letters to the churches in Ephesus and Smyrna.

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0:00.0	He's not saying, if you really just love Jesus,
0:03.6	you don't have to worry about doctrine or obedience.
0:06.5	He's not saying that.
0:07.8	He commends them for their sound doctrine
0:10.1	and their faithful obedience.
0:11.7	But he says, being doctrinally sound
0:13.9	and morally obedient isn't enough
0:16.8	if you've lost your love for Jesus.
0:19.3	That has to remain central.
0:20.9	That has to remain the core.
0:22.3	That has to inform everything else
0:24.9	about your life as a church.
0:26.9	Some Christians have said that doctrine doesn't matter.
0:35.4	All that matters is that you love Jesus.
0:38.4	Hi, I'm Nathan W. Bingham,
0:39.6	and welcome to Renewing Your Mind.
0:41.7	That idea that all that matters
0:43.8	is whether or not you love Jesus
0:45.7	comes from a letter found in the book of Revelation
0:48.3	addressed to the church at Ephesus.
0:50.8	They were commended for their doctrine.
0:53.0	They were commended for the moral living.
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