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Hi, my name is Carlos and this is Proyecto GTG.
For those of you who were not paying attention in your spanish classes....
an OXYMORON is a rhetorical figure....
used especially in poetry, where you use two words that contradict each other and with that you get an expression with a new meaning.
For example, an original copy, a cold fire, a horrendous pleasure, or a beer without alcohol.
Did you understand?
People, in the last book of the Bible, REVELATION, the author named John receives a visit of Jesus after being risen...
and do not think that this Jesus that John saw was a humble Jesus who allowed himself to be beaten. The Jesus that John saw was Jesus glorified...
with fire in His eyes, a sword in His mouth and with a shining face, which means glorious. Don't you believe me?
You can read it in Revelation 1, at the beginning of the book. Jesus told John to write letters to several churches...
including a place called Laodicea, which is now known as Turkey
Jesus, through these letters in REVELATION 3:15, told these churches...
that they are neither cold nor hot and for that reason... 14 00:01:06.00 --> 00:01:07.00 Jesus will spit them out of His mouth
In other words, they are not cold since they are not people who have said: I do not care anything about Jesus...
but they are not hot either since they do not live a fervent passion for their God, King and Lord Jesus.
Supposedly, they were followers of Christ, and Christ himself calls them lukewarm
These are the one we now know as LUKEWARM CHRISTIANS. Ladies and gentlemen, let me tell you that...
somebody who is a lukewarm Christian is an OXYMORON
Why? Because Christian and lukewarm...
are two words that contradict each other...
For me to say a lukewarm christian is like talking about a lover without passion. It makes no sense.
And in this part of the world where we live, that, unfortunately, abounds.
What are some of the characteristics of the lukewarm christians? I will now give you five
NUMBER ONE
Number one. Lukewarm christian go to church often, have memorized some verses, follow all the rules but have zero passion for Jesus.
About this, Isaiah 29:13 said:
“Because this people draw near me with their mouth and honor me with their lips, while their hearts are far from me, and their fear of me is a commandment taught by men"
NUMBER TWO
Number two. Lukewarm christians want to please everyone...
and choose what is popular above what is right
About this, Luke 6:26 said:
“Woe to you, when all people speak well of you, for so their fathers did to the false prophets."
NUMBER THREE
Number three. For lukewarm christians, their faith is one part of their lives....
but their job, their classes, their friends, their free time....
and their money and everything else is something completely separated...
and it does not have anything to do with their faith.
These are the ones with certain areas of their lives where they tell Jesus: "Jesus, you are King, Lord and God in this area or in church....
but in this other area, you are not Lord.
Instead of making everything they do, say, and think revolves around their faith in Jesus as the center...
Jesus is simply another addition to their lives, once a week, and only in certain areas
NUMBER FOUR
Number four. Lukewarm Christians say they love God, but not with all the heart, with all their soul, with all their strength...
nor with all of their mind. In other words, there is no reason to take this so seriously.
That is only for pastors or missionaries or for radical people
NUMBER FIVE
Number five. Lukewarm christians focus more on themselves, in what they can receive, instead of focusing in Jesus...
who is He? how glorious is He? and how can I give my life for Him?
TRANSLATION...some of you listen to this and may say...
if this is lukewarm christianity, christianity of the Bible sounds a bit radical...
and I agree.
Little by little I realize that following Jesus is not something easy. It is not something you do just because it is fashion...
it is not something you will take light. But it is a personal invitation to die to myself everyday...
and let Jesus be God, King and Lord in my life
People, the year 2013 is finished. A new year begins
I believe there are no perfect followers of Jesus
We all have, at certain point, some degree of lukewarmness
That is why, I have a message for you in this year 2014...
MORE PASSION FOR JESUS PLEASE
More passion. Do you feel identified with a little of what I just said?
Ask Him for more passion since all good gift comes from Him
Let us be a generation of followers of Christ whose main mark is fervent and evident passion for our Lord and Savior Jesus.
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I hope you have an excellent week. Enjoy this end of the year. I love you a lot. I'll see you, God willing, in 2014. See you later
Here I am in my college. It is a little cold..but you know what?...It doesn't matter. I take it like a man...
It does not matter....