The overview reported for members of the church of Sardis are as follows:

Passage

“To the angel of the church in Sardis write:

1He who has the seven Spirits of God and the seven stars, says this: ‘I know your deeds, that you have a name that you are alive, but you are dead. (Revelation 3:1)

Understanding

They work and claim to be believers but have fallen asleep. Based on the introduction Jesus chose, it is because they were trying to minister to the wandering stars but lost their fellowship with the Holy Spirit.

References

Believed to be alive but dead

⁹ Now there was a man named Simon, who formerly was practicing magic in the city and astonishing the people of Samaria, claiming to be someone great; ¹⁰ and they all, from smallest to greatest, were giving attention to him, saying, “This man is what is called the Great Power of God.” (Acts 8:9-10)

Fell asleep; should have been…

⁴⁵ Then He came to the disciples and said to them, “Are you still sleeping and resting? Behold, the hour is at hand and the Son of Man is being betrayed into the hands of sinners. (Matthew 26:45)

Example of dead works

¹¹ For we hear that some among you are leading an undisciplined life, doing no work at all, but acting like busybodies. (2 Thessalonians 3:11)

It’s okay to love the “wandering stars”

⁹ I wrote you in my letter not to associate with immoral people; ¹⁰ I did not at all mean with the immoral people of this world, or with the covetous and swindlers, or with idolaters, for then you would have to go out of the world. (1 Corinthians 5:9-10)

God’s severity

²² Behold then the kindness and severity of God; to those who fell, severity, but to you, God’s kindness, if you continue in His kindness; otherwise you also will be cut off. (Romans 11:22)

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