Here’s a question or riddle. It is said it is…

Here’s a question or riddle.

It is said it is good to be on fire for Christ.

Fire is hot, and this is good, so the opposite of hot is cold, so cold must be bad, right?

Then why is it in Revelation chapter 2 Jesus says I wish you were hot or cold, but since you are lukewarm I’ll spit you out.

So is cold good or bad? I always thought cold was bad, and could not understand why He keep the cold.

But a lesson of geography and history taught me what I believe is the real meaning of it.

What do you think, cold in this context, is it good or bad?

I’ll post my answer after a few comments.

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8 comments

Larry Koester says:

April 11, 2020 at 10:12 am

The problem with the faith in that church was that they were not really taking it seriously as given. much like cultural Christianity in America. The stance lets them think they are Christins but their lices don’t show it. They they refuse to see tge truth tgat tgey need to be converted again. Hot is the other abuse where the Christian become a kind of fantic in the legallism mode and refuse to see their confusion of law and gospewl iamw demriving them away from whatever real faith they may have. Think if the Pharisees in this regard. They took Scrioture seriously but got it wrong in salvation seeing law as the most important thing.

Don Hurlbert says:

April 11, 2020 at 10:20 am

Better to be a “cold” unbeliever or a “hot” on fire believer than a complacent, spiritually lazy, in-name-only “Christian.” This “lukewarm” spirituality is utterly repugnant to God because it dishonors His name.

Argentino PowtotheChow Escuyos says:

April 11, 2020 at 10:55 am

The context hot and cold are both good for the both serve a purpose

Argentino PowtotheChow Escuyos says:

April 11, 2020 at 10:55 am

But lukewarm is in the context
Of being stagnant or not mobile.

Jeff Finster says:

April 11, 2020 at 11:13 am

Perhaps when one is spit out he will become hot or cold.

Julie Waschuk says:

April 11, 2020 at 11:36 am

Their church was situated between two towns, one with a hot spring and a good church. The other with a cold spring and a good church. Aquaducts carried water to them from each town, but it was neither hot nor cold when it reached them, so they knew exactly what Jesus was talking about.

David Huckabay Jr says:

April 12, 2020 at 1:39 am

Everyone had good thoughtful answers. Yet there is a little more to it. The hot and cold passage was in the letter to the church in Laodicea. It is located in the Likus River Valley. To its north on a mountain is the town of Heriopolis. This town has hot mineral springs. This town was known for the hot water, there were hot baths there. People who needed healing or comfort could find it in the hot water.

To the east of Laodicea is the town of Colossus. It was at the base of a mountain that was covered in snow most of the year. Colossus was known for the cold water springs where one could get refreshment, new life, and encouragement.

So, are you a hot Christain, one who brings comfort, hope and healing to others? Are you a cold Christian, one who brings refreshment, encouragement, rejuvenation to others?

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