26.37 The King is Coming - The Revelation of Jesus Christ - The Church in Laodicea (Part 2)

In episode two of the church in Laodicea, the Smiths move their study down the road as they finish up some introductory comments before launching into verses 14-18.  They identify who Christ really is to counter some false teaching that he was only a created being and not a part of the eternal Godhead.  They then move into one of the more famous verses in all the Bible where John said that Christ wished that they were either hot or cold, but they were lukewarm.  And because of that, He would spit (or vomit) them out of His mouth.  What horse tones the Lord sets when describing the actual church in this community that was not an actual church at all.  Why?  Because they were made up of folk that only thought they were Christians, but lacked the true markers of genuine believers.  Drawing from three analogous comparisons between spiritual Laodiceans and the natural Laodicea, Christ explains why they were not His true followers, but only applying three key realities of the surrounding city of Laodicea.  The first was their wealth.  Laodicea was a prosperous city with a strong banking system.  The church was prosperous enough on their own they didn't need the Lord and His provisions.  They also leaned heavily on the massive textile industry that featured black woolen products to clothe themselves in the finest of clothing, and leaned on the advancements the city made in the medical world through a much sought after eye salve that the world went crazy for.  There wasn't any dependence on God because they didn't need His help.  They were totally into themselves, and lacking the burning passion of a hot heart after God, our able to drink refreshingly cold spiritual water from the Lord, Himself, but were like the lukewarm and dirty water that supplied Laodecia with their less than favorable water supply.  Drawing from commentators like Amir Tsarfati, Barry Stagner and John MacArthur, the reality of the spiritual indifference of the church in Laodecia became incredibly painful to read, leaving them with only one true option..Repent!  Would they do so?  Well you'll have to join the Smiths next week to find out, right here on Indigenous Faith.