"And to the angel of the church in Sardis write, 'These things says He that has the seven Spirits of God and the seven stars: "I know your works, that you have a name, that you live, and you are dead.

"I know your works, and your labor, and your endurance, and that you cannot bear those who are evil. And you tested those who say that they are apostles and they are not, and you found them [to be] liars;

Nevertheless I have this against you, that you have left your first love.

And because lawlessness will increase, the love of many will grow cold.

And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and all perception,

We are obligated to give thanks to God always for you, brothers, [and] rightfully so, because your faith grows exceedingly, and the love of every one of you all increases towards one another,

Since you have purified your souls by obedience to the truth through the Spirit in sincere love for the brothers, love one another fervently from a pure heart,

O that there were such a heart in them, that they should fear Me, and keep My commandments always, that it might be well with them, and with their sons forever!

But My people hearkened not to My voice; and Israel gave no heed to Me.

If My people had hearkened to Me, if Israel had walked in My ways,

For I am afraid, lest perhaps when I come, I will not find you as I desire, and that I will be found by you as you do not desire; lest perhaps there [be] contentions, jealousies, outbursts of wrath, disputes, slanders, gossipings, pride, disorders;

But if it seem not good to you to serve the Lord, choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods of your fathers that were on the other side of the river, or the gods of the Amorites, among whom you dwell upon their land. But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord, for He is holy.

The Lord our God, He is God; He brought up us and our fathers from Egypt, and kept us in all the way in which we walked, and among all the nations through whom we passed.

And Joshua said to the people, Indeed you will not be able to serve the Lord, for God is holy; and He being jealous will not forgive your sins and your transgressions.

And the people said to Joshua, No, but we will serve the Lord!

And now take away the strange gods that are among you, and set your heart right toward the Lord God of Israel.

And Elijah drew near to them all. And Elijah said to them, How long will you halt on both feet? If the Lord is God, follow Him; but if Baal, follow him. And the people answered not a word.

My son, give me your heart, and let your eyes observe my ways.

Ephraim is mixed among his people; Ephraim became a cake not turned.

They have divided their hearts; now shall they be utterly destroyed: he shall dig down their altars, their pillars shall mourn.

and them that worship the host of heaven upon the housetops; and them that worship and swear by the Lord, and them that swear by their king;

and them that turn aside from the Lord, and them that seek not the Lord, and them that cleave not to the Lord.

"No one is able to serve two masters; for either he will hate the one, and he will love the other, or else he will be devoted to the one, and he will despise the other. You cannot serve God and money.

He who loves father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me. And he who loves son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me.

And whoever does not bear his cross and come after Me cannot be My disciple.

For which of you, intending to build a tower, [does] not first sit down and count up the cost, whether he has the resources to complete it?

If anyone does not love the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be Anathema. Marana tha!

he is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.