Religion and reputation possess the great ability to blind people to their need for real righteousness, and as a result are powerful illusions falsely assuring salvation. In other words, Religion. Even participating in a church community can provide a good life and a clean reputation. It can produce NICE people, but what if God demands more than nice? What if his standard is much higher? What if he requires a deeper transformation; a regeneration?
Part 5: Sardis
June 5, 2022 • Pastor Rob Mayer • Revelation 3:1–6
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Part 7: Laodicea
June 19, 2022 • Pastor Rob Mayer • Revelation 3:14–22
Using imagery and illustration, Jesus confronts an affluent culture right between the eyes. Jesus here, is showing the self-reliant, great love and unmatched grace – this is really good news! – he’s wanting to set them free. He’s exposing their sin of self-trust that is deceiving them, so that they can enjoy something so much better. This whole section is grace – it’s a grace-filled, loving rebuke from Jesus to people whom he loves and lived, died, and rose again for – so that they could enjoy life abundantly – which is a life of need and dependence not self-reliance and independence.