Revelation -What It Means for You Today - MAKE SURE THAT YOUR WORSHIP IS ACCEPTABLE -Conclusion

 We must reject the teachings of apostates.  Jesus reproved some in Pergamum for promoting divisions and sects.  (Revelation 2:14-16) He commended those in Thyatira who had steered clear of the "deep things of Satan," and he urged them to "hold fast" to the truth.  (Revelatiion 2:24-26)   Weak Christians there who had allowed themselves to be seduced by false teachings needed to repent. What about us today?  We must reject any teaching  that is opposed to Jehovah's thinking. Apostates may have "an appearance of godliness," but they prove "false to its power." (2 Timothy 3:5)  It is easier to identify  and reject false teachings when we are diligent students of God's Word. - 2 TIMOTHY 3:14-17; JUDE 3  4.

We must not engage in, tolerate, or condone any form of immorality.  There was yet another problem in Pergamum and Thyatira.  Jesus condemned some in those congregations for not rejecting immorality.  (Revelation 2:14, 20)  What is the lesson for  us?  We cannot expect Jehovah to excuse any immoral  activity on our part, even if we have served him for many years and presently enjoy a number of privileges.  (1 Samuel 15:22; 1 Peter 2:16) He expects us to maintain his high moral standards no matter how much the world's standards plummet. - EPHESIANS 6:11-13. 

How can we summarize what we  have learned so far?  We have seen the need to make sure that our worship is acceptable to Jehovah. If we are doing something that could make our worship unacceptable, we need to take immediate action to make things right.  (Revelation 2:5, 16; 3:3, 16)  Jesus, however, highlighte3dd something else in his messagtes to the congregations. What is it?

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