06/10/2026
📖 Bible Study Highlights with Pastor Johnson
Tonight's study challenged us to examine where we stand spiritually as we looked at Revelation 3, the churches of Philadelphia and Laodicea, and God's call to grow in grace.
One of the central questions was: What are we doing with the truth God has already revealed to us?
The church of Philadelphia received no rebuke from the Lord. They were faithful, obedient, and committed to walking in the truth they had received. In contrast, the church of Laodicea was rebuked for being lukewarm—knowing truth but failing to fully embrace and live it.
We discussed how God gives grace not as permission to remain the same, but as an opportunity to grow. Romans 5 teaches that where sin abounded, grace did much more abound. Yet Romans 6 reminds us that grace is not a license to continue in sin. God's grace calls us higher.
📖 "But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ." (2 Peter 3:18)
Growth requires action. Peter teaches us to add to our faith virtue, knowledge, temperance, patience, godliness, brotherly kindness, and charity. He concludes by saying:
📖 "For if ye do these things, ye shall never fall." (2 Peter 1:10)
As believers, we cannot remain where we started. The Lord continues to reveal truth to those who are willing to obey what they already know. We are responsible not only for hearing God's Word but for living it.
A powerful thought from tonight's lesson:
The question is not always what we don't know. The greater question is: What are we doing with what God has already shown us?
As we study church history and the prophetic messages to the churches, we see two spiritual conditions operating today side by side:
🔹 Philadelphia – pursuing truth, restoration, obedience, and spiritual maturity.
🔹 Laodicea – complacency, lukewarmness, and satisfaction with partial truth.
The challenge for each of us is to examine ourselves and determine which spirit we are embracing.
As we continue this study, we will explore the question:
What is God saying and doing right now?
May we be a people who hunger for the whole counsel of God, walk in the grace we've been given, and continue pressing toward Christ in obedience and truth.
