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Are you a lukewarm christian?
What does it mean to be a lukewarm christian?
God warned us in Revelation 3:15 it is written:
"I know your deeds, that you are neither cold nor hot."
"I wish you were either cold or hot."
"So, because you are lukewarm and neither hot nor cold"
"I am going to spew you out of My mouth."
This is a very serious situation of which God warns us not to be.
It is very dangerous to be a lukewarm christian.
A lukewarm christian can be the one who never met Christ
a christian who pretends to have faith in God and he still lives in sin
he never repented but he's till going to the church
and he's still doing the traditions of the church and he is a member of the church
but he has never sought God in such a way that he has reached His presence
felt Him and obeyed Him and followed Him.
And a lukewarm christian can be the one who did meet Christ
but in a situation in his life he fell into sin and he didn't get up.
For you Jesus is right there where you left Him.
And He's still waiting for you that you get up and trust in Him
like the son of David said, also that the one who falls into sin, he will get up.. seven times (Proverbs 24:16)
and he will have more will to do what is pleasing to God.
So He is right there, Jesus is waiting for you to get back.
A lukewarm christian is a 'christian' who is watching television
he is spending his time playing video games, reading magazines,
going out with his worldy friends, he cares of how he looks like in the eyes of the world
or in the eyes of his worldy friends.
A lukewarm christian is busy with the things of the world.
He should be busy with Jesus Christ.
A lukewarm christian is the one who pleases himself. He never denied himself.
Or he does denies himsef from time to time as it pleases himself to follow God.
But is doesn't work like that.
A lukewarm christian is influenced by the world and he's influenced by the doctrine of the church, which he entrusts.
that'll give him salvation which in reality and in truth he doesn't have.
A lukewarm christian is not going through what Jesus said
and that is the rejection of following Him and obeying Him. John 15:18
So a lukewarm christian is not rejected, he's not being hated by the world as Jesus said
he doesn't have enemies even among his family, also as Jesus said. Matthew 10:36
The more you live in Christ, the more you will be persecuted and rejected. 2 Timothy 3:12
A lukewarm christian doesn't feel this.
A lukewarm christian cares how he looks like, he is sad if somebody would say something against him.
A born again christian, which you should be, he doesn't care what people say about him
he's interested in doing the will of God daily.
You must become a born again christian.
You must repent of serving yourself, this is the sin of lukewarm christians
and you must start to seek Christ until He becomes a reality.
You can start to really cry for your sins,
get into that intimate atmosphere between you and The Lord
at home or wherever you are just between you and Him
and you repent and you reconcile with Him.
You can start saying: "Lord, I admit, i've lived my life pleasing myself"
"I was interested in only my ways and not into You"
"I come today with a humble heart to ask forgiveness and to ask Your mercy upon me"
"I admit, all the sins that i did and I wish to get up a new man in You"
"to stop being lukewarm and to be born again through You"
"and to really follow You."
"Thank You, Lord, for Your mercy and Your kindness that it's still available upon me."
And you can continue to what God helps you.. to what He puts in your heart.
It is very important to be a born again christian. John 3:3; 2 Corinthians 5:17
Lukewarm christians are in a very dangerous situation of pleasing themselves.
And do not think that you will enter heaven
and you'd say :"Lord i have been to that church and I helped that poor man"
" I fed that poor man. It's me!"
And a Voice will tell you: "Go away from Me, I never knew you!"
I hope this is not you!
And they will say: "Lord, but we went to famous churches"
"We listened to famous priests and pastors and we went to the holy mountain"
And again a Voice will say:
"Truly, I say to you, depart from Me, I never knew you, you who lived in sin." Matthew 7:23
So lukewarm christians are in this situation.
We need to be fruitful for the Kingdom of God.
We need to feel this. A lukewarm christian doesn't feel this.
He is cosy with his worldly friends, with his family which they themselves do not know Jesus.
You can start to read about Jesus in the Bible and really start to seek Him
and be transformed from a lukewarm christian into a born again christian.
May the grace of Christ be upon those who serve Him and follow Him with a clean heart.