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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 ...
Feb 3, 2016 · Faith February 15, 2016 issue. ‘My God, My God’: When Jesus felt abandoned. James Martin, S.J. February 03, 2016. When it was noon, darkness came over the whole land until three in the ...
Apr 5, 2010 · He said we’re filled to the degree to which we know the love of Christ. John, the beloved disciple, was at one time a member of the Ephesian church and he was famous for reminding people of the Father’s lavish love toward us. “Love comes from God” (1 Jn 4:7). “Real love isn’t our love for God, but his love for us” (1 Jn 4:10).
Jan 8, 2018 · The church in Ephesus was “busy,” but their efforts were not directed by the Spirit nor in keeping with Christ’s will. In that sense, they left their first love of serving Christ. In Ephesians, we taught that the church was distracted by their pursuit of a worldly life in wealthy Ephesus. Once again, we taught that the church left their ...
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.
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Apr 18, 2023 · Martha needed truth; she needed to understand and reaffirm her belief in Jesus as God’s Son. Jesus told her that he was the resurrection and the life, and that whoever believed in him would never die (John 11:25–26). And later, he assured her that if she believed, she would see the glory of God (John 11:40).
