Jesus commended the congregation in Smyrna; yet, to many in the congregation in Sardis, he said: “I know your deeds, that you have the name that you are alive, but you are dead. ” ​ — Revelation 2: 8 - 11; 3: 1. What should Christians ask themselves about their faith?
حَثَّ ٱلتِّلْمِيذُ يَعْقُوبُ كُلَّ ٱلْمَسِيحِيِّينَ :‏ « كُونُوا عَامِلِينَ بِٱلْكَلِمَةِ ،‏ لَا سَامِعِينَ فَقَطْ » .‏