Revelation 3:15 Why does Jesus say that he rather you were hot or cold than Luke warm? By Sentinel answered 6 years ago Those who are lukewarm are more of a hindrance to the Lord because they do not show any fire nor do they motivate others, they are content to switch on and off and so they give bad example. Jesus is the Potter and we are the clay, if we are cold He can still work with us and shape us into His followers, if we are already hot He can trust us to do His work. God bless. ********************************************************************************************** makestraightpaths/hot_cold_lukewarm.htm Hot, Cold or Lukewarm Rev 3:15-16 15 I know your deeds, that you are neither cold nor hot; I wish that you were cold or hot. 16 So because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will spit you out of My mouth. NASU The common interpretation of this passage in the Family is that ‘hot’ means enthusiastic, wholehearted or zealous. ‘Lukewarm’ means half-hearted, uncommitted, wavering, indifferent. Someone who is ‘cold’ would then be antagonistic and hostile, rejecting the Gospel. The verse is taken to mean that Jesus would prefer that people make a firm decision either for or against Himself, rather than show nominal, half-hearted interest. People who say they believe the Gospel but are not enthusiastic about it, or who do not commit their lives to Christ actually make Him sick. The founder of the Family used these verses to condemn ‘churchianity,’ church leaders and ‘Sunday Christians.’ On occasion he applied them to specific Family members who, in his opinion, had not been as committed as they should have been, and therefore had made decisions for their own benefit rather than for the good of the Family as a whole. These people were then labeled as ‘God’s Vomit.’ More generally, these verses are used to encourage Family members to remain 100% committed to the Family. As leaving the Family is generally seen as leaving the Lord, those who decide to leave the Family are often seen as the ‘lukewarm’ referred to in this passage. The terms ‘hot,’ ‘cold,’ and ‘lukewarm’ are obviously used metaphorically in this passage. ‘Hot’ could very well represent those who enthusiastically follow the Lord. However, if ‘cold’ represents those who energetically campaign against the Gospel, then in this passage Jesus Christ says that His wish is for people to be either accepters of the Gospel, or rejecters, that He would prefer someone to be either His friend or His enemy rather than indifferent. This reading does not sit very well with Christ’s mission: He gave His life to redeem us long before we accepted Him.
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