HOT, COLD, OR LUKEWARMResponding to Jesus in Revelation 3:15, 16

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YOU WILL NEED

Four tall glasses

Two different colors of food coloring such as red and blue.

Hot and cold water

Thin piece of plastic

Petroleum Jelly

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PROCEDURE

Place some petroleum jelly on the edges of the glasses

Fill two glasses with hot water and two with cold water

Put red food coloring in the two glasses with hot water, stir

Put blue food coloring in the two glasses with cold water, stir

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PROCEDURE

Cover one of the glasses with blue cold water with the plastic sheet and carefully invert it and place it directly over one of the glasses with red hot water

Carefully pull the plastic out from between the glasses

What happens?

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PROCEDURE

Cover the other glass with red hot water with the plastic sheet and carefully invert it and place directly over the other glass with blue cold water

Carefully pull the plastic out from between the glasses

What happens?

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In the first set of glasses the cold water sinks to the bottom of the

solution and mixes with the hot water to form a darkish solution where

neither the cold nor the hot water can be distinguished from each other.

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In the second set of glasses the hot water will not sink and the cold water will not rise and therefore they stay distinct and separate, each clearly showing if they are hot or cold.

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In his message to the Laodicean Church Jesus condemned them for

being lukewarm. Their witness was not clear. Some Christians thought that

they might be Christians. On the other hand, the heathen thought that they

might heathen.

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While Jesus does not want us to be cold towards the claims of the gospel, he would rather have us to be cold

then lukewarm for at least two reasons:

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A cold person can see their need of God better than a lukewarm person and is more likely to seek and find

God.

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A person who is lukewarm feels that all is well and does not seek a deep

experience with God.

He/she says:“ I am rich, and increased with goods,

and have need of nothing.”(Revelation 3:17)

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Jesus says that we need:“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.” (Revelation 3:18)

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The gold is faith that works by love.

The white raiment is the righteousness of Jesus Christ.

The eyesalve is the spiritual discernment from having the Holy Spirit in our lives.

Let us heed the counsel of Jesus and have a clear experience that is deep

and fervent (hot) toward God and the things of God!

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