{"id":285,"date":"2018-11-05T06:02:08","date_gmt":"2018-11-05T11:02:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chinesegospelchurch.net\/cgcse\/?p=285"},"modified":"2018-11-05T20:11:55","modified_gmt":"2018-11-06T01:11:55","slug":"pergamum-the-church-that-compromised-rev-212-17","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinesegospelchurch.net\/cgcse\/messages\/pergamum-the-church-that-compromised-rev-212-17\/","title":{"rendered":"Pergamum: The Church that Compromised &#8211; Rev 2:12-17"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Pergamum: The Church that Compromised &amp;#8211; Rev 2:12-17\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2018-11-05T06:02:08-05:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT43M33S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Rev 2:12-17\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/cgcs_sermons\/content.blubrry.com\/cgcs_sermons\/November_04_2018_CGCS_Sunday_Service.mp3\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentSize\" content=\"40.6\" \/><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.blubrry.com\/?media_url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.blubrry.com%2Fcgcs_sermons%2Fcontent.blubrry.com%2Fcgcs_sermons%2FNovember_04_2018_CGCS_Sunday_Service.mp3&amp;podcast_link=https%3A%2F%2Fchinesegospelchurch.net%2Fcgcse%2Fmessages%2Fpergamum-the-church-that-compromised-rev-212-17%2F#mode-Light&border-000000&progress-000000\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"100%\" height=\"165\" frameborder=\"0\" id=\"blubrryplayer-1\" class=\"blubrryplayer\" title=\"Blubrry Podcast Player\"><\/iframe><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/cgcs_sermons\/content.blubrry.com\/cgcs_sermons\/November_04_2018_CGCS_Sunday_Service.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/chinesegospelchurch.net\/cgcse\/?powerpress_pinw=285-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/cgcs_sermons\/content.blubrry.com\/cgcs_sermons\/November_04_2018_CGCS_Sunday_Service.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"November_04_2018_CGCS_Sunday_Service.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/ca\/podcast\/cgc-scarborough-sermons\/id1439749014?mt=2&amp;ls=1#episodeGuid=https%3A%2F%2Fchinesegospelchurch.net%2Fcgcse%2F%3Fp%3D285\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_itunes\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Apple Podcasts\" rel=\"nofollow\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/2E36I4XpkCoAu263lNvqoO\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_spotify\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Spotify\" rel=\"nofollow\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/chinesegospelchurch.net\/cgcse\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p><p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Sermon Details:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Pastor George Bradford preached this sermon on November 5, 2018.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Sermon Outline:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>See:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Their faithfulness (v13)\n<ul>\n<li>The difficulty they faced (v13)<\/li>\n<li>The challenge they encountered (v14-15)<\/li>\n<li>The extent to which their faithfulness went (v13)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Their failure (v14-15)\n<ul>\n<li>They were compromising behaviorally<\/li>\n<li>They were compromising morally<\/li>\n<li>Compromise was not just the sin of a few people<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Their fate (v16-17)\n<ul>\n<li>Either they will experience the edge of Christ&#8217;s sword in judgement<\/li>\n<li>Or those who listen to Jesus and repent and refuse to compromise:\n<ul>\n<li>They will be given hidden manna &#8211; spiritual food<\/li>\n<li>They will be given a white stone &#8211; entrance into eternal life<\/li>\n<li>They will receive a new name<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h4><strong>Scripture Passage:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Revelation 2:12-17 (ESV)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"text Rev-2-12\"><span class=\"woj\"><sup class=\"versenum\">12\u00a0<\/sup>\u201cAnd to the angel of the church in Pergamum write: \u2018The words of him who has\u00a0the sharp two-edged sword.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"en-ESV-30715\" class=\"text Rev-2-13\"><span class=\"woj\"><sup class=\"versenum\">13\u00a0<\/sup>\u201c\u2018I know where you dwell,\u00a0where Satan&#8217;s throne is. Yet you hold fast my name, and you did not\u00a0deny my faith\u00a0even in the days of Antipas\u00a0my faithful witness, who was killed among you, where Satan dwells.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<span id=\"en-ESV-30716\" class=\"text Rev-2-14\"><span class=\"woj\"><sup class=\"versenum\">14\u00a0<\/sup>But I have a few things against you: you have some there who hold the teaching of\u00a0Balaam, who taught Balak to put a stumbling block before the sons of Israel, so that they might\u00a0eat food sacrificed to idols and\u00a0practice sexual immorality.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<span id=\"en-ESV-30717\" class=\"text Rev-2-15\"><span class=\"woj\"><sup class=\"versenum\">15\u00a0<\/sup>So also you have some who hold the teaching of\u00a0the Nicolaitans.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<span id=\"en-ESV-30718\" class=\"text Rev-2-16\"><span class=\"woj\"><sup class=\"versenum\">16\u00a0<\/sup>Therefore repent. 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