You Always Do What You Really Believe

Some of us grew up with parents who raised us in a Bible-believing church and who lived out their faith on a daily basis. Others of us were raised in homes where we were brought to church on a regular basis, but it was a largely “going through the motions” type of experience. Still others of us were raised in unchurched homes.

Yet we were all raised with a particular value system or belief system or worldview, which made sense to our parents, and which influenced them in every decision they made. Syncretism is a combination of different belief systems, a common occurrence in America.

The church at Pergamum represents the Christian church from 312 AD to 606 AD, a period of time when the Roman church was heavily influenced by paganism. Mysticism, ritualism, and unbiblical practices came to dominate the church.