15 I know thy works,
that thou art neither cold nor hot:
I would thou wert cold or hot.
16 So then because thou art lukewarm,
and neither cold nor hot,
I will spue thee out of my mouth.
Ignorance is dangerous, but indifference is lethal.
Ignorance can be innocent, and unknowing.
Indifference is by intent, and by design.
Even from a coldness of heart.
You simply don't care.
You just want to be left alone.
Most importantly, we cannot be indifferent to God.
JESUS said:
Matthew 11:16-17 (KJV)
16 But whereunto shall I liken this generation?
It is like unto children sitting in the markets,
and calling unto their fellows,
17 And saying,
We have piped unto you,
and ye have not danced;
we have mourned unto you,
and ye have not lamented.
The LORD GOD is faithful, patient, kind, long-suffering -- but not subject to abuse.
More so, never to indifference.
He will "spue" you out of His mouth.
He prefers you're either hot, or cold -- never in between, playing safe, not caring, not concerned, wishing to be left alone, not making a stand, and hardly alive.
How can we be lukewarm, when our GOD is this:
Hebrews 12:29 (KJV)
29 For our God is a consuming fire.
And demands of us:
Jeremiah 23:29 (KJV)
29 Is not my word like as a fire?
saith the Lord;
and like a hammer
that breaketh the rock in pieces?
You can only be alive in CHRIST if you are born again, for you will understand things of the Spirit.
John 4:24 (KJV)
24 God is a Spirit:
and they that worship him
must worship him
in spirit and in truth.
Furthermore, you will be baptized differently by the LORD JESUS:
Luke 3:16 (KJV)
16 John answered,
saying unto them all,
I indeed baptize you with water;
but one mightier than I cometh,
the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose:
he shall baptize you
with the Holy Ghost and with fire:
How can a true warrior of God be lukewarm, or indifferent?
No such thing.
We warriors of the Spirit burn with ZEAL for the LORD!
He fires up our spirits!
We fight for the GLORY of GOD, and slay all untruth with the "sword of the Spirit" -- the WORD of GOD!
Ephesians 6:17 (KJV)
17 And take the helmet of salvation,
and the sword of the Spirit,
which is the word of God:
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Updated 25 Janaury 2022
