* These people stood strong for Christ, but tolerated some people they shouldn’t have tolerated.

* The same is happening today - churches are tolerating things they ought not tolerate.

* It’s interesting that one of the issues of the Nicolaitans was perverse sexuality.

* God’s issue with Pergamum was they allowed people with these ideas among them.

* vs 20 - But His issue with Thyatira was they were led by someone who had these ideas.

* It’s what you tolerate that opens a secret passage to your heart.

* To love without resisting the antithesis of love is actually hate.

* Why would the people tolerate this type of thing?

* Because of the intense persecution they were facing.

* What are you tolerating?

* If Satan can’t destroy you as a roaring lion he’ll come at you as a lying serpent.

* We mistake tolerance for passivity - this is the same thing that brought Adam down.