Bible Discussion Thread

Chapter 3 ends with the last three churches of Asia. And this chapter begins with the church of Sardis, this church had lost there spiritual zeal, and Jesus was telling them to be watchful and strength the things which remain, what He was meaning is that they need to wake up and get it right, get there spiritual zeal back, because losing that is like commiting spiritual suicide and it's really no different from commiting natural suicide, your spirit is slowly dying, and when you lose your zeal you really die out, and you really dont want to be around spirit holy ghost people, because you would rather be at home or in a carnel position with unbelievers, so that's what I got out of the church of Sardis. The next church was the church of Philadelphia, and I really can admire this church, because this is the only church that did not recieve rebuke, because thru all that they went thru they stayed steady and consisted in there walk with the Lord thru all that they went thru they stayed firm thru great persecution, this congregation remanined faithful to the Lord, and I would love to be like this church, I know in the past I have not always been like this church, but now I know that I have the opportunity to be like this church if I really want to. This is the last church, the church of Lacdicea, now this is the church that I definetly do not, refuse to be like. Jesus told this church that He would rather for them to be hot or cold, than to walk around lukewarm (hypocriteing) He said that He will spue you out of His mouth, now would we rather walk around hot or cold, or to walk around lukewarm so Jesus can spue us out of His mouth. it is such a blessing that God gives us a choice and does not make us do anything that we don't want to do, God really wants us to to hot (on fire for Him) but he is not making us be hot, but God said in His word 2Pet. 3:9b The Lord not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. But even with the scripture, somebody has to fulfill everything in the word, so everybody will not be saved going to the scrpiture Matt.20:16 So the last shall be first, and the first last, for many be called but few chosen, thats because the bible has to be fulfilled, but rememeber we all hove a choice, what choice will you make. Acts 2:38 gives it all to us, Go find a church that is preaching and teaching the truth, the bible way no adding, subtracting, divivding, or multiplying just the raw word in Jesus name. be blessed.