The Church's Compromise with the World

This sermon covers the third of the seven letters at the beginning of the Book of Revelation. The letter to the church at Pergamum describes the 3rd period of church history (from 312A.D. to around 590A.D.) It describes the church married to the world, when Constantine legalized Christianity and the church compromised its practices and beliefs through worldly influences. Much of what we see commonly practiced in Roman Catholicism today came into the church during this period of Church history. John's letter to the church at Pergamum predicted that it would happen, and condemns it calling for them to repent. We are warned about compromising with the world.