seekeroftruth
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Revelation 3:“To the angel of the church in Laodicea write:
These are the words of the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the ruler of God’s creation. 15 I know your deeds, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish you were either one or the other! 16 So, because you are lukewarm—neither hot nor cold—I am about to spit you out of my mouth. 17 You say, ‘I am rich; I have acquired wealth and do not need a thing.’ But you do not realize that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind and naked. 18 I counsel you to buy from me gold refined in the fire, so you can become rich; and white clothes to wear, so you can cover your shameful nakedness; and salve to put on your eyes, so you can see.
19 Those whom I love I rebuke and discipline. So be earnest and repent. 20 Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with that person, and they with me.
21 To the one who is victorious, I will give the right to sit with me on my throne, just as I was victorious and sat down with my Father on his throne. 22 Whoever has ears, let them hear what the Spirit says to the churches.”
These are the words of the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the ruler of God’s creation. 15 I know your deeds, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish you were either one or the other! 16 So, because you are lukewarm—neither hot nor cold—I am about to spit you out of my mouth. 17 You say, ‘I am rich; I have acquired wealth and do not need a thing.’ But you do not realize that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind and naked. 18 I counsel you to buy from me gold refined in the fire, so you can become rich; and white clothes to wear, so you can cover your shameful nakedness; and salve to put on your eyes, so you can see.
19 Those whom I love I rebuke and discipline. So be earnest and repent. 20 Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with that person, and they with me.
21 To the one who is victorious, I will give the right to sit with me on my throne, just as I was victorious and sat down with my Father on his throne. 22 Whoever has ears, let them hear what the Spirit says to the churches.”
Do you have a yucky faith?
Day before yesterday I pan grilled a London Broil. I made a pan gravy to pour over it....and when I tasted it for seasoning... I was reminded of these verses..... It was blah.... it needed salt and pepper... it also needed some steak sauce for flavor... it was... by definition a gravy... but it was tasteless and if I hadn't added the spice it would have ruined the steak.
This church, IMHO, it like all those people who clog up the pews on Easter Sunday but are never seen again until then. They're the seasonal christian. They will get all dressed up, arrive on time, spew a few memorized "godly" phrases, bow and stand at all the right places, and leave at the appropriate time... and do it all again next year.
OR... IMHO, it's like all those people who go to church every Sunday without fail.... and then go back to a life that no one would see as remotely Christlike.
- So, you got baptized at birth and you think you're covered.... you'd be spit
- So, you went to church when you were a kid and you think you're covered.... you'd be spit
- So, you go to church every Sunday and tithe regularly... God should know you tried.... you'd be spit
- So, you go to church every time the doors are open... you teach, you serve, you give.... just haven't gotten around to all that faith stuff... you'd be spit
- So, you're a good person... better than most... you'd be spit
My dad use to spit. While driving, he had a habit of rolling down the window and spitting out.... yep it would go all over that side of the car... and sometimes he would warn whoever was sitting in the back seat... so we generally kept that window up. We didn't want to be spit on... and I sure don't want to be spit.
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