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Originally Posted by Ohio
Thyatira, by any standard, could be considered a "false one."
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If we agree that a church is a gathering of the called out ones into the name of Jesus and that they are regulated by the 7 ones in Ephesians, and use that as our standard for what is and is not a church. Then the only church of the 7 that I see as being a potentially "false one" is Laodicea. I say this because where 2 or 3 are gathered together into the name of Jesus there He is in their midst. I am equating "gathering together into the name of Jesus" as being regulated by the 7 ones in Ephesians.
Since Jesus is not in the midst of the church in Laodicea it is reasonable to say that they don't meet that standard.
But according to the record you could certainly have 2 or 3 genuine believers fulfilling this requirement in Thyatira, and there is no suggestion that Jesus is not in their midst.