1. Introduction

2. The Church of Thyatira
sexual immorality with idolatry

3. Revelation2:18-28
18And unto the angel of the church in Thyatira write; These things saith the Son of God,
who hath his eyes like unto a flame of fire, and his feet are like fine brass;19I know thy
works, and charity, and service, and faith, and thy patience, and thy works; and the last to
be more than the first.20Notwithstanding I have a few things against thee, because thou
sufferest that woman Jezebel, which calleth herself a prophetess, to teach and to seduce
my servants to commit fornication, and to eat things sacrificed unto idols. 21And I gave her
space to repent of her fornication; and she repented not. 22Behold, I will cast her into a
bed, and them that commit adultery with her into great tribulation, except they repent of
their deeds. 23And I will kill her children with death; and all the churches shall know that I
am he which searcheth the reins and hearts: and I will give unto every one of you
according to your works. 24But unto you I say, and unto the rest in Thyatira, as many as
have not this doctrine, and which have not known the depths of Satan, as they speak; I will
put upon you none other burden. 25But that which ye have already hold fast till I
come. 26And he that overcometh, and keepeth my works unto the end, to him will I give
power over the nations: 27And he shall rule them with a rod of iron; as the vessels of a
potter shall they be broken to shivers: even as I received of my Father. 28And I will
give him the morning star

4. This statement was
from Ray Stedman
This was the problem these Thyatiran Christians faced.
In order to make a living they had to belong to a union,
but to attend the union was to become involved, or to
be sorely pressured to become involved, with the
worship of idols and with licentious and lascivious
debauchery. So they had to make a choice. It was
difficult to live in Thyatira for this very reason. But
apparently Jezebel had begun to teach that it was all
right for them to go along with the requirements of the
guild, that they needed to submit to the pressures of
the world around in order to make a living, and that
God would understand and overlook this. Her
philosophy was what you often hear today: "Business is
business." If business practices collide with your
Christian principles, then your principles have to go --
because you have to make a living. Have you ever heard
that argument?

5. the Church of today has the Same
problems of our past churches. The
churches of today approve of
homosexuality as an alternative
lifestyle
But Bible states
In 1 Corinthians 6:18 ESV
Flee from sexual immorality. Every other sin a person
commits is outside the body, but the sexually immoral
person sins against his own body

6. 1 John 1:9 ESV If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to
forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness

7. 16For God so loved the world, that he gave
his only begotten Son, that whosoever
believeth in him should not perish, but
have everlasting life