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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.

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