Lessons from Ephesus Wealth and prominence often brings ungodliness of every sort. Righteousness can exist in a wicked city. 1 Timothy 1:3; Acts 20; Revelation 2:2 1 John 4:1-3; 1 Thessalonians 5:21 Big wicked cities have special temptations. Ephesians 1:15; John 13:35; 1 John 4:12,20 Lessons from Ephesus Wealth and prominence often brings ungodliness of every sort. Righteousness can exist in a wicked city. 1 Timothy 1:3; Acts 20; Revelation 2:2 1 John 4:1-3; 1 Thessalonians 5:21 Big wicked cities have special temptations. Ephesians 1:15; John 13:35; 1 John 4:12,20 Lessons from Ephesus Wealth and prominence often brings ungodliness of every sort. Righteousness can exist in a wicked city. 1 Timothy 1:3; Acts 20; Revelation 2:2 1 John 4:1-3; 1 Thessalonians 5:21 Big wicked cities have special temptations. Ephesians 1:15; John 13:35; 1 John 4:12,20 Conclusion Even in the most intense battles against evil, never lose sight of the primacy of love. Keep your first loyalty always to God.