THE CHURCH PERIODS

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Revelation 2:1-7c. 90-200 A.D.

Ephesus “fully

purposed”

Ephesus

IV. The Condemnation

Rev. 2:4-7

(Rev 2:4) Nevertheless I

have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy

first love.

How do you know that their “first

love” refers to the Word

of God?

DavId

(Act 13:22) And when he had removed him, he

raised up unto them David to be their king; to

whom also he gave testimony, and said, I have found David the son of Jesse, a man

after mine own heart, which shall fulfil all my

will.

DavId

(Psa 17:8) Keep me as the

apple of the eye, hide me

under the shadow of thy

wings,

DavId

(Psa 18:1) <To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David, the servant of the LORD, who spake unto the

LORD the words of this song in the day that the LORD delivered him from the hand of all his enemies,

and from the hand of Saul: And he said,> I will love thee, O LORD,

my strength.(Psa 116:1) I love the LORD, because he hath heard my voice and my

supplications.

DavId

Ps.119 David expresses his love for the word of God

11 times

You can’t separate loving God from loving his book

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(Psa 138:2) I will worship toward thy holy temple, and

praise thy name for thy lovingkindness

and for thy truth: for thou hast magnified thy word above all

thy name.

(Joh 1:1) In the beginning was

the Word, and the Word was with God, and the

Word was God.

JeremIah

(Jer 15:16) Thy words were found, and I did

eat them; and thy word was unto me

the joy and rejoicing of mine heart: for I am called by thy

name, O LORD God of hosts.

Job

(Job 23:12) Neither have I gone back

from the commandment of his lips; I have esteemed

the words of his mouth more than my

necessary food.

How can I know that I

love the Word of God?

1. I can gage my love for

the Word by what I

hate

(Psa 119:127-128) Therefore I love thy

commandments above gold; yea, above fine

gold. Therefore I esteem all thy precepts

concerning all things to be right; and I hate every false way.

(Psa 119:104) Through thy precepts I get

understanding: therefore I hate every false way.

(Joh 17:17) Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is

truth.

(Psa 119:163) I hate and abhor lying: but thy law do I love.

(Psa 119:113) SAMECH. I hate vain thoughts: but thy law

do I love.(Psa 94:11) The LORD knoweth the thoughts of man, that they are

vanity.

2. I can gage my love for

the Word by what consume

my thoughts

(Psa 119:97) MEM. O how love I thy law! it is my meditation all

the day.

(Psa 1:2) But his delight is in the law of the

LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day

and night.

THINK Amusement park Sex

Money Gossip Sports

Grandchildren

(Pro 23:7) For as he thinketh in his heart, so is

he…

3. I can gage my love for

the Word by the delight

you receive from it.

(Psa 119:47) And I will delight myself in thy

commandments, which I have

loved.

(Joh 4:34) Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his

work.

(Psa 40:8) I delight to do thy will, O my God: yea, thy law is within

my heart.(Jer 15:16) Thy words were

found, and I did eat them; and thy word was unto me the joy

and rejoicing of mine heart: for I am called by thy name, O LORD

God of hosts.

4. I can gage my love for

the Word by what

you submit

to.

(Psa 119:48) My hands also will I lift

up unto thy commandments,

which I have loved; and I will meditate

in thy statutes.

(Lam 3:40-41) Let us search and try

our ways, and turn again to the LORD.

Let us lift up our heart with our

hands unto God in the heavens.

5. I can gage my love for

the Word by your inability

to be offended

(Psa 119:165) Great peace

have they which love thy law: and nothing shall offend

them.

6. I can gage my love for

the Word by your heart

desire to obey

them

(Psa 119:166-167) LORD, I have hoped

for thy salvation, and done thy

commandments. My soul hath kept

thy testimonies; and I love them exceedingly.

(Rev 2:4) Nevertheless I have somewhat against thee, because

thou hast left thy first love.

(Rev 2:5) Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will remove thy candlestick

out of his place, except thou repent.

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