14And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God;
15I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot.
16So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth.
17Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked:
18I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see.
19As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.
20Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.
21To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne.
22He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.
I have done commentaries on this before; much is self explanatory reading these scriptures which have exemplified it sees-much of the condition of the church especially in America today.
Godliness with contentment is great gain ( 1 Tim. 6:6); but we have more than is needed when we are not comfortable at a certain level and fighting to maintain what we have beyond our needs. We certainly should prioritize the needs of others; particularly in the body of Christ and a generous spirit ideally in theory should be rejoicing in the ability to further assist others.
It is easy to forget the suffering of the church in third world counties unless we realize all good gifts are from above ( James 1:17) and we heed to the warnings of what will soon come to the rich ( James 5:3).
14And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God;
15I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot.
16So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth.
17Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked:
18I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see.
19As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.
20Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.
21To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne.
22He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.
I have done commentaries on this before; much is self explanatory reading these scriptures which have exemplified it sees-much of the condition of the church especially in America today.
Godliness with contentment is great gain ( 1 Tim. 6:6); but we have more than is needed when we are not comfortable at a certain level and fighting to maintain what we have beyond our needs. We certainly should prioritize the needs of others; particularly in the body of Christ and a generous spirit ideally in theory should be rejoicing in the ability to further assist others.
It is easy to forget the suffering of the church in third world counties unless we realize all good gifts are from above ( James 1:17) and we heed to the warnings of what will soon come to the rich ( James 5:3).
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