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May 11, 2017 · Continue reading . . . Everyone is familiar with the indictment Jesus brings against the church in Ephesus concerning their fast fading love. “I have this against you,” said Jesus, “that you have abandoned the love you had at first” (Eph. 2:4). There’s no agreement among scholars of Revelation as to what “love” the Ephesians had ...
May 16, 2023 · The first love which characterized the Ephesians was the zeal and ardor with which they embraced their salvation as they realized they loved Christ because He first loved them (1 John 4:19) and that it was, in fact, His love for them that had made them “alive together with Christ.”. So overwhelmed were they by the joy that came from ...
Revelation 2:4. ESV But I have this against you, that you have abandoned the love you had at first. NIV Yet I hold this against you: You have forsaken the love you had at first. NASB But I have this against you, that you have left your first love. CSB But I have this against you: You have abandoned the love you had at first.
Yet I hold this against you: You have forsaken the love you had at first. “But I have this complaint against you. You don’t love me or each other as you did at first! But I have this against you, that you have abandoned the love you had at first. But I have this against you: You have abandoned your first love.
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I have experienced several of these seasons during my decade as a Christian. It is a valley of the shadow of death, a desert wilderness in which Satan comes to tempt and deceive. During these times, I’ve wanted to blame God for where I ended up and double down on my rebellion. But the haunting question God asked his spiritually callous people shoot...
Despite Satan’s insinuations, you are not the first to experience this paralyzing lack of happiness in God. After commending the church at Ephesus concerning their patient endurance, intolerance of evil, suffering for Christ’s name, and exposing of false apostles, Jesus confronts them. Although this church looked amazing on paper, he turns to one c...
The first step God calls us to may be surprising: remember. This is not some great feat for spiritual giants. It is merely the act of a child looking back upon former days. Do you remember when God first awakened your soul? Do you remember the excitement you had when he plucked you out of darkness? How joyful did you dance, from an orphan to a son,...
From the conviction that comes from realizing where you once stood, repent. You have left Jerusalem for Egypt; the Promised Land for Canaan. Don’t just try to do better next time. Don’t just feel guilty and hide behind the bushes of good intentions. Go to your Savior in the blood of his Son and cry out for mercy, confessing your coldness to him and...
Amazingly, God calls us to return to where we once fell. He does not call us to make up for lost time and be a mile ahead of where we used to be. He calls us back to that fresh fire of love towards him and neighbor. It is a call to action. It is a call to return to the habits of grace. It is a command to keep ourselves in the love of God (Jude 21)....
Apr 5, 2010 · In Revelations 2:4, Jesus accuses the Ephesian church of forsaking their first love. Sometimes this verse is used by preachers and songwriters to promote our love for God. “Remember your first love. Remember how much you loved Jesus at the beginning and go back to that. Love him like you used to.”.
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The “first love” is love for ALL people…not just those who love us but also for our enemies. The church at Ephesus did not show love towards the false apostles. Revelation 2: (4) Nevertheless I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy first love. Jesus only hated the deeds of the Nicolaitans but did not hate them.
