Don’t Compromise! (#3 - Pergamum)
Revelation 2:12-17
Dr. Simon Goncharenko
21 Fellowship, SBC
June 5, 2011
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Pergamum did well at blooming where they were planted – vv. 12-13.
- By clinging to His name
- By staying faithful
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Pergamum’s problem was their tolerance of compromise – vv. 14-15.
- They gave Satan an inch and he became a ruler
- They must have thought themselves too mature to be affected by compromise
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Pergamum’s only solution was to repent immediately – vv. 16-17.
- If not – war was coming (on a collective level)!
- If so – heaven was their reward (on an individual level).
The best way to make God known wherever He places us is by separating ourselves completely from any compromise: doctrinally or practically.