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1 | Understanding by cross referencing. | 2 Cor 6:14 | Fervent-Servant | 166998 | ||
When taken into perspective with the verse Rev 3:16 "So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth." we see that God desires all things to be whole. God would rather someone be hot or cold instead of a little of both. He is the same towards relationships. He would rather the relationship be wholy righteous, or wholy unrighteous, instead of mixing the two and diluting what righteousness there is. | ||||||
2 | Understanding by cross referencing. | 2 Cor 6:14 | atdcross | 167019 | ||
Hi Fervent, I do not believe that God desires we be either "wholly righteous or wholly unrighteous"; his desire is for us to be "wholly unrighteous". What you suggest I am aware is the standard understanding of the texts but it is seems to me to be wrong because everywhere in the Bible God commands and desires us to be holy. Nowhere, except and only here as it has been erroneously interpreted, does the Bible suggest that God wants us one way or the other. God wants us to be one way: holy. You might want to check out the Expositor's Bible Commentary on that verse. |
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3 | Understanding by cross referencing. | 2 Cor 6:14 | Fervent-Servant | 167023 | ||
I do agree. God's ultimate desire is that none should perish, but all might have everlasting life. His desire is that all be righteous through His Son, Jesus Christ. Forgive me for not elaborating. I suppose I should have went into further detail in explanation of Rev. 3:16. The point would be: which is more damaging to the CHRISTian witness, the lost or a hypocrit?. The lukewarmness would be that of hypocritical lifestyle which would be a greater hurt to the cause, as it drives more from accepting the truth. | ||||||
4 | Understanding by cross referencing. | 2 Cor 6:14 | atdcross | 167046 | ||
Allow me to point out: 1. Regardless of which would cause the "greater hurt" the "hypcritical lifestyle", assuming one is to interpret "cold" as an unbeliever or a believer that has turned away from God, they have both driven the nail and slashed Jesus equally as deep. 2. However, who does the "greater damage" is irrelevant. It is not even speaking of what some term as "lukewarm Christian"; as far as the verse is concerned, there is no such thing. One is either "cold" or "hot", both terms used with reference medicinal waters. To be neither, that is, "lukewarm," is to cease being a believer and forfeit salvation since God will spit him out. God forgives sins; he neither tolerates or countenances sin in any form or degree. God not only desires that all "be righteous through His Son", He desires that all act righteous in the Son "even as he is righteous." Righteousness is not only a position before God, it is the conduct to be lived out and experienced by every believer. |
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