Independence from God is NOT a virtue.
The Apostle Paul encouraged suffering Christians living in Ephesus and six other small towns in Turkey during one of the worst persecutions by the Roman empire in the 1st century. Some were losing everything they owned and others would eventually die for their faith in Christ.
Independence from God is NOT a virtue.
Jesus' message to the church at Philadelphia.
Jesus' message to the church at Sardis.
Thyatira was a great church that fell into judgement.
How the world and Christ saw Pergamum.
Jesus' message to the Church in Smyrna.
Jesus' message to the Ephesian Church.