2. THE EXAMINATION WAS BALANCED. A. Each time, Christ mentioned the positive results first, if any. 1. Ephesus - doctrinal stability THE EXAMINATION WAS BALANCED. A. Each time, Christ mentioned the positive results first, if any. 1. Ephesus - doctrinal stability

3. 2 I know your works, your labor, your patience, and that you cannot bear those who are evil. And you have tested those who say they are apostles and are not, and have found them liars; 3 and you have persevered and have patience, and have labored for My name's sake and have not become weary.

4. THE EXAMINATION WAS BALANCED. A. Each time, Christ mentioned the positive results first, if any. 1. Ephesus - doctrinal stability 2. Smyrna [only good mentioned, collectively] 3. Pergamos - virtue in a difficult situation THE EXAMINATION WAS BALANCED. A. Each time, Christ mentioned the positive results first, if any. 1. Ephesus - doctrinal stability 2. Smyrna [only good mentioned, collectively] 3. Pergamos - virtue in a difficult situation

5. 13 I know your works, and where you dwell, where Satan's throne is. And you hold fast to My name, and did not deny My faith even in the days in which Antipas was My faithful martyr, who was killed among you, where Satan dwells.

6. THE EXAMINATION WAS BALANCED. A. Each time, Christ mentioned the positive results first, if any. 1. Ephesus - doctrinal stability 2. Smyrna [only good mentioned, collectively] 3. Pergamos - virtue in a difficult situation 4. Thyatira - abundance of works THE EXAMINATION WAS BALANCED. A. Each time, Christ mentioned the positive results first, if any. 1. Ephesus - doctrinal stability 2. Smyrna [only good mentioned, collectively] 3. Pergamos - virtue in a difficult situation 4. Thyatira - abundance of works

7. 19 I know your works, love, service, faith, and your patience; and as for your works, the last are more than the first.

8. THE EXAMINATION WAS BALANCED. A. Each time, Christ mentioned the positive results first, if any. 1. Ephesus - doctrinal stability 2. Smyrna [only good mentioned, collectively] 3. Pergamos - virtue in a difficult situation 4. Thyatira - abundance of works 5. Sardis [nothing good mentioned, collectively] 6. Philadelphia [only good mentioned, collectively] 7. Laodicea [nothing good mentioned, period] THE EXAMINATION WAS BALANCED. A. Each time, Christ mentioned the positive results first, if any. 1. Ephesus - doctrinal stability 2. Smyrna [only good mentioned, collectively] 3. Pergamos - virtue in a difficult situation 4. Thyatira - abundance of works 5. Sardis [nothing good mentioned, collectively] 6. Philadelphia [only good mentioned, collectively] 7. Laodicea [nothing good mentioned, period]

9. THE EXAMINATION WAS BALANCED. A. Each time, Christ mentioned the positive results first, if any. B. However, the Lord cannot ignore sin. THE EXAMINATION WAS BALANCED. A. Each time, Christ mentioned the positive results first, if any. B. However, the Lord cannot ignore sin.

10. 23 For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

11. 9 The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance.

12. THE EXAMINATION WAS BALANCED. A. Each time, Christ mentioned the positive results first, if any. B. However, the Lord cannot ignore sin. 1.He did not emphasize the positive results to the exclusion of the negative. THE EXAMINATION WAS BALANCED. A. Each time, Christ mentioned the positive results first, if any. B. However, the Lord cannot ignore sin. 1.He did not emphasize the positive results to the exclusion of the negative.

13. 4 Nevertheless I have this against you, that you have left your first love. 14 But I have a few things against you, because you have there those who hold the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balak to put a stumbling block before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed to idols, and to commit sexual immorality. 4 Nevertheless I have this against you, that you have left your first love. 14 But I have a few things against you, because you have there those who hold the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balak to put a stumbling block before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed to idols, and to commit sexual immorality.

14. 20 Nevertheless I have a few things against you, because you allow that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess, to teach and seduce My servants to commit sexual immorality and eat things sacrificed to idols.

15. THE EXAMINATION WAS BALANCED. A. Each time, Christ mentioned the positive results first, if any. B. However, the Lord cannot ignore sin. 1.He did not emphasize the positive results to the exclusion of the negative. 2.Nor did He "manufacture" good where there was none. 3.Divine love is tough. THE EXAMINATION WAS BALANCED. A. Each time, Christ mentioned the positive results first, if any. B. However, the Lord cannot ignore sin. 1.He did not emphasize the positive results to the exclusion of the negative. 2.Nor did He "manufacture" good where there was none. 3.Divine love is tough.

16. 19 As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten. Therefore be zealous and repent.

17. THE EXAMINATION WAS BALANCED. A. Each time, Christ mentioned the positive results first, if any. B. However, the Lord cannot ignore sin. C. Difficult situations do not justify wrong. THE EXAMINATION WAS BALANCED. A. Each time, Christ mentioned the positive results first, if any. B. However, the Lord cannot ignore sin. C. Difficult situations do not justify wrong.

18. 13 I know your works, and where you dwell, where Satan's throne is. And you hold fast to My name, and did not deny My faith even in the days in which Antipas was My faithful martyr, who was killed among you, where Satan dwells. 14 But I have a few things against you, because you have there those who hold the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balak to put a stumbling block before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed to idols, and to commit sexual immorality. 13 I know your works, and where you dwell, where Satan's throne is. And you hold fast to My name, and did not deny My faith even in the days in which Antipas was My faithful martyr, who was killed among you, where Satan dwells. 14 But I have a few things against you, because you have there those who hold the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balak to put a stumbling block before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed to idols, and to commit sexual immorality.

19.  The Lord will “judge righteous judgment" as He examines the church, here.  He will judge personally and impartially  He will look at both the whole and the individual parts  He will emphasize the positive, but not overlook the negative.  We must also use these same criteria, when we examine a local church.  The Lord will “judge righteous judgment" as He examines the church, here.  He will judge personally and impartially  He will look at both the whole and the individual parts  He will emphasize the positive, but not overlook the negative.  We must also use these same criteria, when we examine a local church.