Ep.120 - Seven Churches Speak: The Walking Dead - Sardis

Click here to text us your thoughts and questions!The Dutch philosopher and theologian Søren Kierkegaard wrote; “There are two ways to be fooled. One is to believe what isn't true; the other is to refuse to believe what is true”. The Sardinian church were guilty of both. First they believed that they were alive and thriving, something that wasn’t true. And second they dismissed any thought of being dead and weak, something Jesus was to remind them they most certainly were.We are all in danger of developing an acute form of self deception. We like to think of ourselves as stronger, brighter and more spiritually mature than we often are. We tend to believe our own press. We take the best of what we hear and assume that it is the entirety of who we are. And the more we listen to that voice, the less likely we are to listen to the voice of truth, the voice of Christ The church at Sardis was commanded to do three important things; to “wake up”, to “strengthen”, and to “reaffirm”. They were called to return to what truly mattered and to give their attention to what was deeply importantThis week the Curious team take a look at the staggering self delusion represented by the church at Sardis. Jesus had some very straight and plain truths to tell them, and this week the Curious team unpack them, asking how their rebuke is still very relevant to today’s church. Be sure to tune in to this weeks conversation. Further Reading We’ve listed some views below for you to read and ponder; Lessons from Sardis: Finish What You Started - TheGospelCoalition.orgWhat Does Revelation Say about the Church at Sardis? - Christianity.comTo the Church at Sardis - Ligonier.orgWhat We’re ReadingAs 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 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