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    The 7 Churches of REVELATION

    Aug 07, 2020 4 minutes
    —by Kobus Roodt
    “Being a loving church and a loving Christian, is no excuse for accepting false teaching. That is the main message to the church in Thyatira. We have to guard the truth of the Gospel that has been entrusted to us…”
    – Mez McConnell, Scottish pastor

    We have been studying the Seven Letters to the Seven Churches of Revelation. In this issue we will look at the letter to Thyatira. We can respect differing opinions (different faiths, world views, and moral and societal values), but we cannot give our unqualified, unconditional affirmation to every belief and behaviour. Especially when it is in direct conflict with God’s Word and the truth of the Gospel.

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    Thyatira was in the Roman province of Asia, in the west of what is now Asiatic Turkey. During the

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