Commendation: Hard work, endurance
Rebuke: They do not love as at first
Action: Remember and repent
Commendation: Suffered persecution, poverty
Rebuke: None
Action: Don’t fear; be faithful
Commendation: Remained loyal
Rebuke: Tolerate compromise
Action: Repent
Commendation: Love, faith, service, endurance
Rebuke: Tolerate immorality
Action: Repent
Commendation: Effective
Rebuke: Superficial
Action: Wake up; repent
Commendation: Faithful
Rebuke: None
Action: Hold on
Commendation: None
Rebuke: Lukewarm
Action: Be diligent and repent
This summary of the letters to the seven churches shows us the qualities our churches should seek and those we should avoid.