1. #3 The Church that Ignored Sexual Sin7
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#3 The Church that Ignored Sexual Sin

2. 7 SEVEN LETTERS #3 The Church that Ignored Sexual Sin
Revelation 2:12-17
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3. 7 SEVEN LETTERS #3 The Church that Ignored Sexual Sin
Revelation 2:12-17
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Asclepius: Greek god of healing

4. 7 SEVEN LETTERS #3 The Church that Ignored Sexual Sin
Revelation 2:12-17
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Antipas
Asclepius:
snake god
Pergamum altar to Zeus

5. 7 SEVEN LETTERS Encouragement in their spiritual battles (v13)
#3 The Church that Ignored Sexual Sin
Revelation 2:12-17
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Encouragement in their spiritual battles (v13)
Don’t mess with Jesus (v12, 1:16, 19:11-16)
Condemnation of their sexual compromise (v14-16)
Baalam (Numbers 22-25, 31:16) – led God’s people into sexual temptation
Nicolatians – downplayed marriage
What about us?
Don’t think our times are unique
Live consistently
Sexual purity is possible

6. 7 SEVEN LETTERS #3 The Church that Ignored Sexual Sin
Revelation 2:12-17
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1Corinthians 9:  Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training... Therefore ... I do not fight like a boxer beating the air. No, I strike a blow to my body and make it my slave...