>>> hello, me mates. Hope you are having a wonderful day and that you are staying hydrated *grabs water because she forgot* Today we are talking about lukewarm Christians, or rather my input of the scripture: Revelation 3:16-17. >>> Revelation 3:16-17 says, "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." >>> We will start dissecting these scriptures to try and understand them better. We need to understand what a lukewarm Christian is, and what it is not. >>> Lukewarm Christians are NOT: - Christians who are just struggling - Christians who are new to the Faith >>> Lukewarm Christians ARE: - Christians who are talk-the-talk Christians and are not Christians. (Yeah, you don't want to be a lukewarm Christian) >>> Sorry, that was kind of harsh, but here are some reasons. Before I listened to a sermon about lukewarm Christians, I was very confused about the part in verse 16: "Neither hot nor cold." part. It means they are not useful. Not that they ARE Christians, or that they are not. Lukewarm water is not good water. You've been running, sweaty, you come in, all you want is some nice lukewarm water. You are cold in the middle of winter, you go get some wonderful lukewarm coffee. Am I right? Yuck. Lukewarm water is not useful, people will not use it. People use hot or cold water. >>> The next part is kind of harsh, but the bible says that God will "spit them out of his mouth." Yeah, he's not going to put up with that. They aren't going to be part of the Church. >>> But there's still hope. And we need to help these lukewarm Christians because they are deceived: "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." These people think they are Christians, but they are not. We need to help them recognize their own sin because they are going to live their lives thinking they are Christians.
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