Revelation 3:15

[Guest]

BlindSeeker - it sounds to me that you see all men as trees walking and need another touch from Jesus...I hope you took that in the spirit it was intended - you have a great answer, but it is too easy to bypass the purpose of the Scriptures.

[QuaestorRexRegis]

Blind: I hope you did not think I was attacking you or your answer - I play with words, and your name made my comment about seeing all men as trees walking - I hope I did not insult you...your answers were good

I am looking for deeper, though.

Yes, Galatians and all the books of the Bible are for all Christians.  What I was observing is that in the procession of growth in an individual Christian, an individual church, or the history of the entire Church certain Scriptures apply to certain issues.

I can learn about God's teaching about an issue which may apply to me, but at the same time it explains history and prophecy about the Church.  When we look at deeper meanings, we often times learn more lessons for ourselves.

[Guest Levi]

Hot = serious believer

Cold = serious atheist.

Luke warm = wishy washy, not solid on anything, who cares, part time, sunday Christian.

If someone is cold they are at least passionate in their un belief they have reason in their disbelief and if you can win them over they become a Hot Christian.

There is an old saying that the most fanatical people in any religion is a convert. We all must be like a fresh convert full of excitement and keen as mustard.

Well that

[Guest Warrior FC]

Still....Blindseekers analogy ministered to me the most when he said...

Hot coffee when luke warm . . . yuk!

Lukewarm milk? No thanks!

[traveller]

QRR asked whether it is easier to witness to an athiest rather than an agnostic - YES! Definately it is.

Also, about the falling away, or rather, lukewarm - - see, the lukewarm makes it a lot easier to be led away. People sitting there perfectly satisfied with their spiritual state don't look inward and see the beam in their own eye. They don't grow in their walk. They mostly don't have a walk.  When a line is drawn in the sand a choice must be made. These people, however, are on the sidelines, all the while believing that they are on the winning team, when in reality, they aren't even in the game.

[QuaestorRexRegis]

I guess we're skipping the possibility of a parallel with the sheep and the goats separated on either side of the throne - I had hoped to start a little 'parlez' with the idea of the sheep in Mat. 25 being the cold ones and the goats being the lukewarm ones...the hot ones know when they are ministering in the Holy Spirit...the cold ones have the Holy Spirit, but no fire - anointing driving them on...

Remember Lot - 2 Peter 2:7 - I don't think he would be considered hot, but he is righteous.

Any takers with that strain of thought?

[RCruise]

Let's look at and reason this again:

Jesus is talking to the Church.

[QuaestorRexRegis]

RC - I'll wait for the paperback issue - try to condense your comments - mention the references and we can look them up - thank you - I don't have the most comfortable seat to read my 13" screen.  

Anyway, you have very nicely defined the terms hot, cold, lukewarm and "spue" - I have always used spew - big deal, right?

Am I to accept that this thread is going nowhere?  I have presented 2 different directions which no one seems to want to take (okay with me, but I need to know if I should forget this thread...)

[RCruise]

Regis:

Your first post on this thread asked:

If hot is on fire for the Lord, what is cold and why would the Lord "prefer" that to lukewarm?

In my first post on this thread, I defined it with Scripture and definitions of the Words.

[QuaestorRexRegis]

I have a better response, but until then all I can say is thank you RC for your pleasant answer.