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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- An ancient city of western Asia Minor in present-day western Turkey. Built by the Seleucids in the third century BC, it was a prosperous Roman market town on the trade route from the East and an early center of Christianity.
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Laodicea is given the crowning promise, not only the two former blessings, but a seat with Christ on His throne, even as He has sat with His Father on His Father's throne (Re 3: 21).
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The brethren in Laodicea are here mentioned, as living in the neighbourhood of Colosse: and Paul sends salutations to them, and orders that this epistle should be read in the church of the Laodiceans
Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume VI (Acts to Revelation) 1721
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And his zeal extended to all about them: to those who are in Laodicea and Hierapolis.
Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume VI (Acts to Revelation) 1721
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Paul asks the Colossians to communicate to the Church of Laodicea the letter which he sends to them, and to read publicly that which should come to them from Laodicea, that is, no doubt, a letter which he had written, or was to write, to the Laodiceans (Col., ii, 1 sq.).
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 8: Infamy-Lapparent 1840-1916 1913
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"from Laodicea, which is the chiefest city of Phrygia Pacatiana;" but it is well known that Phrygia was not divided into Phrygia Prima, or
The Ancient Church Its History, Doctrine, Worship, and Constitution 1854
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"Buy" does not imply that we can, by any work or merit of ours, purchase God's free gift; nay the very purchase money consists in the renunciation of all self-righteousness, such as Laodicea had (Re 3: 17).
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I sorely missed Berenike of "Laodicea" at that moment, for really, it is Berenike who introduced "Seraphic Singles" to the Traddie British bit of the Catholic Blogosphere.
unknown title 2008
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Perhaps the most biting of all biblical condemnations of inactivity comes from the last book, when the church of Laodicea is rebuked for its do-nothing attitude.
HAVE YOU SEEN MY COUNTRY LATELY? JERRY DOYLE 2010
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I must be the most pathetic man alive, the lukewarm church of Laodicea.
The Middle Age 2010
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There was the Muratorian council followed by the Laodicea, and then Hippo.
TEXAS FAITH: Why are millennials dropping out? | RELIGION Blog | dallasnews.com 2010
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