The Lukewarm Church
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Articles, Bible studies, and sermons that contain Revelation 3:16:
Revelation 3:16-19
At the same time that the Philadelphia group is promised protection, the Laodicean group is found so distasteful, so unqualified because of a lackadaisical, seemingly couldn't-care-less, worldly, sitting-on-the-fence, neutral attitude that is nothing less than idolatrous. Their problem is self-love and they show their lack of need of Christ by being unwilling to make the sacrifices of a slave of Jesus Christ. It is a scathing denunciation. They are to be spewed out for the purpose of going into the fire.
Fire, when used symbolically to represent a trial, is always viewed as either destructive, purifying or both. Meaning destructive to some, and purifying to others.
We can reach a conclusion here. Conclusion 3 is that lukewarm, uncommitted fence-sitters are going into the fire.
Revelation 3:15-17
In Revelation 3:15, we are dealing with the Laodicean church. And God says,
They did not even see their need—because, in their pride, they were not poor in spirit. They felt secure in what they were. Were they asking God to fill them with love, goodness, and generosity, and kindness, and His wisdom, and His faith? He says,
Articles
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Do You Desire the Day of the Lord?
How Much Does God Love Us? (Part Two)
Living by Faith and God's Justice
Praying Always (Part One)
Prepare to Meet Your God! (Part One)
Prepare to Meet Your God! (Part Seven): The Prophesied Blow Falls
Prepare to Meet Your God! (Part Six): Complacency and Laodiceanism (2)
The Elements of Motivation (Part One): Fear
The Offerings of Leviticus (Part Two): The Burnt Offering
Weeds!
What Evolution Really Means
Will Deceive Many (Part Two)
Bible Studies
Parable of the Ten Virgins (Part Two)
Parable of the Two Sons
Parables of Luke 15 (Part Two)
The Seven Churches (Part Nine): Laodicea
The Seven Churches (Part Two): Interpretations
The Seven Churches: What Now?
Booklets
The World, the Church, and Laodiceanism
The World, the Church, and Laodiceanism
Essays
'He Who Has an Ear, Let Him Hear . . .'
Are You Zealous? (Part One)
Are You Zealous? (Part Three)
Are You Zealous? (Part Two)
Choose the Right Foundation
Put God First
The Relationship Deficit (Part Three)
The Relationship Deficit (Part Two)
Why Is Life So Hard? (Part Two)
Sermons
Uniqueness and Time
John 3:16: Does God Really Love the World?
Colossian Law-Keeping
Letters to Seven Churches (Part Eleven): Laodicea
God's Warning
When the Trumpet Blows
Anointing Our Eyes
Hebrews: A Message for Today
Lessons From First-Century Christianity
Work Out Your Own Salvation
Don't Lose Your Focus!
The Household of God and Loyalty
Christian Zeal
Giving All Diligence!
I Know Your Works
Facing Times of Stress: Persecution
From Pride to Humility
Judging in the Church
Called to Change
Christ's Vital Final Warning to His Church
Blessing Promises: Our Spiritual Inheritance
Living By Faith: God's Justice
Facing Times Of Stress: Lack of Clarity
Controlling the Weeds
The Heart's Self-Absorption
The Heart's Self-Absorption
Laodiceanism
Letters to Seven Churches (Part Eleven): Laodicea
Many Are Called, But Few Are Chosen (Part Nine)
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