I knowyour deeds,that you are neithercoldnorhot;I wishthat you were coldorhot.
not lagging behindin diligence,ferventin spirit,servingthe Lord;
"No onecanservetwomasters;for eitherhe will hatethe oneand lovethe other,orhe will be devotedto oneand despisethe other.You cannotserveGodand wealth.
[being] a double-mindedman,unstablein allhis ways.
Elijahcamenearto allthe peopleand said,"Howlong[will] you hesitatebetweentwoopinions?Ifthe LORDis God,followHim; but ifBaal,followhim." But the peopledid not answerhim a word.
But I have[this] againstyou, that you have leftyour firstlove.
"Becauselawlessnessis increased,most people'slovewill grow cold.
Giveme your heart,my son,And let your eyesdelightin my ways.
Since you have in obedienceto the truthpurifiedyour soulsfor a sincerelove of the brethren,ferventlyloveone anotherfrom the heart,
And thisI pray,that your lovemay aboundstillmoreand morein real knowledgeand alldiscernment,
For I am afraidthat perhapswhen I comeI may findyou to be not whatI wishand may be foundby you to be not whatyou wish;that perhaps[there will be] strife,jealousy,angry tempers,disputes,slanders,gossip,arrogance,disturbances;
"He who lovesfatherormothermorethanMe is not worthyof Me; and he who lovessonordaughtermore thanMe is not worthyof Me.
Ohthat they hadsucha heartin them, that they would fearMe and keepallMy commandmentsalways,that it may be wellwith them and with their sonsforever!
"To the angelof the churchin Sardiswrite:He who hasthe sevenSpiritsof Godand the sevenstars,saysthis:I knowyour deeds,that you havea namethat you are alive,but you are dead.
I knowyour deedsand your toiland perseverance,and that you cannottolerateevil men,and you put to the testthosewho callthemselvesapostles,and they are not, and you foundthem [to be] false;
We oughtalwaysto give thanksto Godfor you, brethren,as is [only] fitting,becauseyour faithis greatly enlarged,and the loveof eachoneof you towardone anothergrows [ever] greater;
Their heartis faithless;Nowthey must beartheir guilt.The LORD will breakdowntheir altars[And] destroytheir [sacred] pillars.
Ifanyonedoes not lovethe Lord,he is to be accursed.Maranatha.
Ephraimmixeshimselfwith the nations;Ephraimhas becomea cakenot turned.
Sobecauseyou are lukewarm,and neitherhotnorcold,I willspityou out of My mouth.
