<aside> <img src="https://prod-files-secure.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/49de0235-e8bc-4eca-bf20-2a9d6d267a02/491d4471-d72f-4f86-88a5-43a2e2ed614e/IMAGE_2024-02-23_213619.jpg" alt="https://prod-files-secure.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/49de0235-e8bc-4eca-bf20-2a9d6d267a02/491d4471-d72f-4f86-88a5-43a2e2ed614e/IMAGE_2024-02-23_213619.jpg" width="40px" /> Sardis was an ancient city at the location of modern Sart in Turkey's Manisa Province. It was the capital of the ancient kingdom of Lydia, one of the important cities of the Persian Empire, and the seat of a proconsul under the Roman Empire. The city was renowned for its military strength, the wealth of its Lydian empire, and the splendour of its architecture, which included the famous temple of Artemis. Sardis was also one of the Seven Churches of Revelation in the Christian New Testament.
The Church at Sardis is a beacon of divine order and unity of purpose, actively engaging with the spiritual realm to combat evil, sickness, and death. It is a community that exemplifies godliness, upholding biblical norms to counteract iniquity and rebellion. The church is not just a place of worship, but a hub of resource organization for the common good, underpinned by a strong sense of management to advance its mission. However, the church is also mindful of the dangers of overlooking the marginalized. It champions the cause of the underrepresented, advocating for their redemption and the provision of necessary support.
Sardis, the fifth of seven communities mentioned in Rev 2 - 3 whose guardian angel Logon stood again paganism and pagan practices including the blood thirsty sport at the Colosseum and other Roman and Greek excesses during the early church especially emperor worship. This was the metadidomic genius at work from the time of the Caesars to overcome the madness of Nero and bring back society back to her senses through magisterial decisions of the court that corrected and resolved systemic and endemic corruptions in every sphere and industry including the private, community and government sectors. Here order and decency was planted in civil society and through the rule of law within the City of faith.
In the context of the metadidomic genius, the ancient city of Sardis can be likened to the 'neck' in a metaphorical body, playing a crucial role in organizing and directing the 'body' of the empire. Just as the neck organises neural signals up and down the spine into the head and controls body temperature, Sardis was a key center of power, influence, and communication in the ancient world. Its strategic location and political and economic strength made it a 'superhighway' for the flow of people, goods, and ideas, shaping the course of history and the development of the empires it was part of.
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[Fifth] - In the Romans 12:6-8 series, this term refers to one who shapes, improves, and expands on something inherited or obtained. It involves restructuring available resources to create more room for impact.
[pagan practices] - These are ingrained excesses of the flesh that defy the natural order, characterized by autonomous reason and a perverted imagination. They include, but are not limited to, human trafficking, war crimes, terrorism, human sacrifice, and abortion. These practices also encompass malpractice in medical, legal, or other fields to nefarious and illegitimate ends.
[metadidomic genius] - This term describes a talent for bringing order out of chaos, structure into a situation that has become unstable or uncontrolled leading to wastage; a natural default and understanding of minima associated with optimisation and maximisation of resources; a proclivity toward incremental improvement over time (Lev 19:23-25), profitability year on year, embodied by the office of the wife or homemaker whose efforts over time, establishes her right and privileges as a mother in Zion, the one who owns in order rule, who sets the temperature as a thermostat in the family, through personal example of godliness making yet more room for impact in season and out of season.
[magisterial decisions] - These refer to the authoritative judgments made by an individual who acts in a capacity similar to a judge. This person could be a homemaker managing household affairs, a steward overseeing an estate, or a regent entrusted with the governance of a territory. The term can also apply to a leader who makes fair and impactful decisions for the welfare of their people, much like a parliamentary speaker who prioritizes the interests of their constituency, or a judge whose rulings set legal precedents.
[order and decency] - Key values that promote sovereignty, dignity and efficiency with specific application in the future state of the monogamy from one generation to the next, but more broadly, the elevation of women to the high estate of a married person or ministry ezer in a local church setting.
[rule of law] - The "rule of law" is a key principle of governance that all society members, including leaders, are subject to the law. It is crucial for ensuring justice, predictability, and accountability in a legal system. The "rule of law" can be interpreted and applied in various ways across different legal systems and traditions.
