Revelation 3:11: Reward of Inheritance and Forsake Lying Vanities
Revelation 3:1 “ And unto the angel of the church in Sardis write; These things saith he that hath the seven Spirits of God, and the seven stars; I know thy works, that thou hast a name that thou livest, and art dead. ” King James Version (KJV) Romans 7:25 “I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord. So then with the mind I myself serve the law of God; but with the flesh the law of sin.” King James Version (KJV) There exists profound tension between Revelation 3:11 and Romans 7:25. On one hand, Christ commands us: “Hold that fast which thou hast, that no man take thy crown” (Revelation 3:11 KJV). On the other hand, the believer experiences the constant internal war described in Romans 7:25: “So then with the mind I myself serve the law of God; but with the flesh the law of sin.” We are called to strive and hold fast, yet we daily battle the flesh. If we read Romans 7 carefully and see the culmination, it is clear Paul describes a duality the nature of sin and a renewed ...