{"id":50954,"date":"2024-12-28T19:33:16","date_gmt":"2024-12-29T00:33:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/daybread.org\/ciw\/y2025-en\/m342\/"},"modified":"2024-12-28T19:33:16","modified_gmt":"2024-12-29T00:33:16","slug":"m342","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/daybread.org\/ciw\/y2025-en\/m342\/","title":{"rendered":"Two churches committed spiritual fornication"},"content":{"rendered":"<strong>Verses\uff1a<\/strong><a href='..\/b342'>Revelation 2:12 ~ 2:29<\/a><br\/>\r\n<strong>Key Verse\uff1a<\/strong>12. And to the messenger of the church in Pergamos write: These things says He who has the sharp two-edged sword:<br\/>\r\n18. And to the messenger of the church in Thyatira write: These things says the Son of God, He who has eyes like a flame of fire, and His feet are like shining bronze:<br\/>\r\n<strong>Topic\uff1a<\/strong>Two churches committed spiritual fornication<br\/>\r\n<strong>Emphasis\uff1a<\/strong>The church should be a pure virgin betrothed to one husband (1Cor 11:2). Heresy lures and stumbles believers and leads them to commit spiritual fornication and to eat things sacrificed to idols. (vv14, 20) The church in Pergamos \u201cholds the teaching\u201d (v14), the church in Thyatira \u201ctolerates\u201d many of these heresies, so the Lord said He will \u201cmake war with them with the sword of My mouth\u201d(v16), \u201cI am He who searches the inward parts and the hearts\u201d (v23).<br\/>\r\n<strong>Meditate\uff1a<\/strong>Our Lord has \u201cthe two-edged sword\u201d(v12), He also \u201chas eyes like a flame of fire, and [His] feet are like shining bronze\u201d(v18). Eyes indicate that Lord is the one who searches the inward parts and the hearts, and shining bronze indicates judgment. Think about the three aspects of the Lord Jesus\u2019s judgment. <br\/>\r\n<strong>Prayer\uff1a<\/strong>Lord, give me the heart that fears you, to know that you are coming to judge. So that I could be an overcomer daily, enjoying \u201cthe hidden manna\u201d (v17) and \u201cthe morning star\u201d (v28). <br\/>\r\n<strong>Hymn\uff1a<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hymnal.net\/en\/hymn\/ns\/211\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Consecration: To Become the Testimony of Jesus<\/a><br\/>\r\n<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-50954-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/daybread.org\/ciw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Consecration-To-become-the-testimony-of-Jesus-English-Version.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/daybread.org\/ciw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Consecration-To-become-the-testimony-of-Jesus-English-Version.mp3\">http:\/\/daybread.org\/ciw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Consecration-To-become-the-testimony-of-Jesus-English-Version.mp3<\/a><\/audio><div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div><p id=\"pvc_stats_50954\" class=\"pvc_stats all  \" data-element-id=\"50954\" style=\"\"><i class=\"pvc-stats-icon medium\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-prefix=\"far\" data-icon=\"chart-bar\" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" class=\"svg-inline--fa fa-chart-bar fa-w-16 fa-2x\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M396.8 352h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V108.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v230.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm-192 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V140.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v198.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm96 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V204.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v134.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zM496 400H48V80c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16H16C7.16 64 0 71.16 0 80v336c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h464c8.84 0 16-7.16 16-16v-16c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16zm-387.2-48h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8v-70.4c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v70.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8z\" class=\"\"><\/path><\/svg><\/i> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Loading\" src=\"http:\/\/daybread.org\/ciw\/wp-content\/plugins\/page-views-count\/ajax-loader-2x.gif\" border=0 \/><\/p><div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Verses\uff1aRevelation 2:12 ~ 2:29 Key Verse\uff1a12. And to the messenger of the church in Pergamos write: These things says He who has the sharp two-edged sword: 18. And to the messenger of the church in Thyatira write: These things says the Son of God, He who has eyes like a flame of fire, and His feet are like shining bronze: Topic\uff1aTwo churches committed spiritual fornication Emphasis\uff1aThe church should be a pure virgin betrothed to one husband (1Cor 11:2). Heresy lures and stumbles believers and leads them to commit spiritual fornication and to eat things sacrificed to idols. (vv14, 20) The church in Pergamos \u201cholds the teaching\u201d (v14), the church in Thyatira \u201ctolerates\u201d many of these heresies, so the Lord said He will \u201cmake war with them with the sword of My mouth\u201d(v16), \u201cI am He who searches the inward parts and the hearts\u201d (v23). Meditate\uff1aOur Lord has \u201cthe two-edged sword\u201d(v12), He also \u201chas eyes like a flame of fire, and [His] feet are like shining bronze\u201d(v18). Eyes indicate that Lord is the one who searches the inward parts and the hearts, and shining bronze indicates judgment. Think about the three aspects of the Lord Jesus\u2019s judgment. Prayer\uff1aLord, give me the heart that fears you, to know that you are coming to judge. 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