In Revelation 3:14-22 Christ wishes that the Christians in Laodicea were either hot or cold. It is often assumed that hot means ‘on fire for the Lord’ or a full commitment, while cold means, ‘no fire for the Lord’ or no commitment. If this is the case, the question we’re faced with is why Christ would approve of no commitment at all? This doesn’t make sense. Hot and cold are not to be taken as positive and negative descriptions, but both are positive in regard to what the church’s actions should be. Problem is being lukewarm, which seems to identify all too many churches. We, as the Laodiceans, proclaim we’re rich, but Christ says we’re impoverished. True riches are spiritual, not found in material possessions, but in Christ himself.
Monday, March 10, 2008
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True riches are also material, at a basic enough level: shelter, food, safety, health. The world's poor testify eloquently to this.
And true spiritual riches are found not only in Christianity, but other faiths as well.
Paul,
Thanks for your comment. I was thinking more of lasting riches that go beyond life as we know it now, which then refigure how we live life now.
Other faiths may lay claim to be spiritual, but the question for me would be, whether such claims are true.
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