Revelation 2:1–7: When a Church Leaves Its First Love
A church can hold sound doctrine and endure hardship and still be charged by Christ with leaving the love that first animated its work. Revelation 2:1–7 shows the charge, the call to remember and repent, and the promise held out to those who overcome.
Revelation 2:1–7: Have You Left Your First Love?
A church can test false teachers and endure hardship without growing weary and still have left the love it started with. Revelation 2:1–7 shows Christ naming that departure, locating where the fall happened, and calling for a return rather than more activity.
Revelation 2:1–7: When a Church Leaves Its First Love
The risen Christ commends Ephesus for hard work and sharp discernment, then charges the church with leaving its first love. His remedy is not a new program but remembering, repenting, and returning to the works love produced at the start.