Dead, and having the name of being alive -- what a terrible condition!

We need to study the message given to the church at Sardis.  "I know thy
works, that thou hast a name that thou livest, and art dead.  Be
watchful, and strengthen the things which remain, that are ready to die:
for I have not found thy works perfect before God.  Remember therefore
how thou hast received and heard, and hold fast, and repent.  If
therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come on thee as a thief, and thou
shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee."  Dead, and having the
name of being alive -- what a terrible condition!

        -- Special Testimonies Series A Number Twelve, page 6