Seven churches
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THE SEVEN CHURCHES<br />
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1 Pet 2:9 But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people<br />
belonging to God, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness<br />
into his wonderful light.<br />
Jesus reminds them of their honey moon period, when all was sunshine and joy and<br />
exciting. Return and do the first works was his advise.<br />
Rev 2:5 Remember the height from which you have fallen! Repent and do the things<br />
you did at first.<br />
The reinstatement consists of three parts:<br />
All conversions have these three parts.<br />
Remember<br />
Repent<br />
Do<br />
Remember your past.<br />
Repent of your mistakes.<br />
Turn around and actively practice.<br />
In the conversion of a sinner to saint these three steps are necessary.<br />
Know you are a sinner.<br />
Repent of your sin.<br />
Accept Jesus as savior and actively confess him with your lips.<br />
The reinstatement of broken family relation is likewise comes in three steps.<br />
Remember your honeymoon period<br />
Repent or desire to get back<br />
Change your ways.<br />
This is the prescription of Jesus for today’s broken relationships not only with him but also<br />
within the family and the community as a whole.