Topic for February 2, 2025: Confronting Compromised Christianity – a weakened believer, damaged by accepting standards that are lower than is desirable: showing an insensitive disregard for God’s Word; embracing movements to attract a wider audience.

• Jan 19: Confronting Carnal Christianity – a lukewarm believer; one who has accepted Jesus but may still be committing certain sins out of habit.
  
• Jan 12: Confronting Complacent Christianity – feeling of calm satisfaction with your own abilities or situation that prevents you from trying harder.
  
• Jan 5: Confronting Comfortable Christianity – No challenges, no growth, no desire to go deeper in your relationship with Jesus. Satisfied with status quo.
  

Casual Christianity (alternative descriptions) = conflicting, confusing, contemporary, cultural…..

The Message to the compromised church in Pergamum

Revelation 2:12-17 (NLT)
12 “Write this letter to the angel of the church in Pergamum. This is the message from the one with the sharp two-edged sword:

Commendation

13 “I know that you live in the city where Satan has his throne, yet you have remained loyal to me. You refused to deny me even when Antipas, my faithful witness, was martyred among you there in Satan’s city.

Condemnation

14 “But I have a few complaints against you. You tolerate some among you whose teaching is like that of Balaam, who showed Balak how to trip up the people of Israel. He taught them to sin by eating food offered to idols and by committing sexual sin.

15 In a similar way, you have some Nicolaitans among you who follow the same teaching.

Correction

16 Repent of your sin, or I will come to you suddenly and fight against them with the sword of my mouth.

Consolation

17 “Anyone with ears to hear must listen to the Spirit and understand what he is saying to the churches. To everyone who is victorious I will give some of the manna that has been hidden away in heaven. And I will give to each one a white stone, and on the stone will be engraved a new name that no one understands except the one who receives it.

Walking Points: Be very particular about who you surround yourself with throughout the week.

1 Cor.15:33 33 Do not be deceived: “Bad company corrupts good morals.”

Coram Deo: Latin. “Before the face of God.” Live like you know God is watching our every movement.