...another as you did at first. Now remember the height from whence you have fallen; repent and do as you did at first. If not, I will come to you and remove your lamp, unless you repent. But you have this in your favor: you hate the practices of the Nicolaitans,...

...another as you did at first. Now remember the height from whence you have fallen; repent and do as you did at first. If not, I will come to you and remove your lamp, unless you repent. But you have this in your favor: you hate the practices of the Nicolaitans,...

...understanding of repentance to the "lapsed" Christian. This is done in a manner similar to Rev. 2:5, "Remember then from what you have fallen, repent and...your lampstand from its place, unless you repent." On the whole, then, there is no evidence to suggest that 2 Clem. 8:1, "So while we are on earth, let...

...The coining of Christ to the churches in Asia Minor. To the church in Ephesus he gave this warning: "Remember then from what you have fallen, repent and...your lampstand from its place, unless you repent" (Rev. 2:5). Similar warnings were given to other churches in Asia Minor. The church in Ephesus did...

...This was high praise; but now comes the criticism. D. The Censure of an Orthodox Church (v. 4). "But I have this against you, that you have abandoned the love you had at first." The language reminds us of some of the Old Testament prophets who described the relationship of Israel...

...Escriva, Uè Way, 994. service of God."40 Devotion evaporates, however, in the face of tepidity. "But I have this against you, that you have abandoned the love you had at first. "^ You have grown soft. You are not my friend like you were before. The person who prays despite spiritual...

...to violate the temple of God (cf. 1 Cor 3:17). Of this form of repentance it is written: "Remember from what you have fallen, repent and do the works you did at first" (Rev 2:5); and again: "Godly grief produces a repentance that leads to salvation" (2 Cor 7:10); and...

...love. 5 Remember from what heights you have fallen, repent, and do your first works! But if you do not, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place unless you repent. 6 Yet this you have, that you hate the works of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate. (IV) 7 Let the...

...hard work, their patient endurance, and their orthodox theology, but He then added some strong words: "I have this against you, that you have abandoned the love you had at first. ...I will come and remove your lampstand from its place, unless you repent" (Rev. 22:1-4). If the Lord...

...to The Lover that Bitov affixed to the English translation. The quotation, from Revelation, is: "But I have this against you, that you have abandoned the love you had at first."20 Bitov plots the movement of life toward death. In "The Third Story," he uses the image of...