Ep.116 - Seven Churches Speak: When Love Grows Cold - Ephesus

Click here to text us your thoughts and questions!Is it possible to be doctrinally astute, theologically correct, scripturally protective, and yet be displeasing to God? Is it possible that we can become so focused on making sure we are saying and believing the right thing that we become dislocated from doing the right thing? Is what we think always inevitably tied to what we do, or can we find ourselves believing one thing and doing another?In this first episode of our new series ‘Seven Churches Speak’, Pete and the Curious team take a look at the Church in Ephesus. Ephesus was a church commended by Jesus for their dedication and commitment to orthodoxy. They guarded their pulpit with an impressive zeal. However, even amidst such pious and particular orthodoxy; these Ephesian believers let slip the most fundamental of necessities; the need to love God and loved one another This week the Curious Team take a look at how this particular Ephesian problem can be an often is a universal church problem here in the 21st-century. Tune in this week as the team take a deeper look into the church Ephesus. Further ReadingWe’ve listed some views below for you to read and ponder…The Letter to the Church in Ephesus - WSCal.eduWhat is the Significance of the Church of Ephesus in the Bible? - Christianity.comWhat we’re reading?As a feature to our notes, we are adding the book or books that we’ve been browsing and reading as part of this episode. So here goes. We’ve been getting stuck into the following;Jeffrey A D Weima — The Sermons To The Seven Churches of Revelation (A Commentary and Guide)Send your questions or thoughts to: [email protected] us on Instagram @theologyforthecuriousFind us on TikTok: @theologyforthecurious