About this episode

This episode discusses the letter to the church in Thyatira, emphasizing Jesus' authority and intolerance of evil within His church.

The letter to the church in Thyatira reminds us that Jesus in indeed Lord of His church, and He does not tolerate evil within it. If He needs to bring discipline (even harsh discipline), He will. The same Jesus who wouldn’t break a bruised reed will also one day rule with a rod of iron. […]

People in this episode

Host: Tim Burns

Topics covered

• church discipline
• evil in the church
• Jesus' authority
• Thyatira
• spirituality
• Christian teachings

Keywords

• Thyatira
• Jesus
• church discipline
• evil
• Christianity
• spirituality
• Revelation

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Revelation

Places: Thyatira

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