witness, one might reasonably conclude that Christ was annoyed because the church had developed some sort of “works litmus test” to determine which efforts of resistance, such as a love for Christ’s lordship, were worthy and which were not. Faithful believers were to be celebrated because of the work of witnessing; false apostles were to be tested against it. Apparently, the Ephesians became too discerning. Preoccupation with the work of love for the lordship of Christ overwhelmed an allegiance to