11 Bible Verses about Lukewarmness
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So, because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will vomit you out of my mouth.
"They bend their tongue, as their bow, for falsehood; and they are grown strong in the land, but not for truth: for they proceed from evil to evil, and they do not know me," says the LORD.
You have not gone up into the gaps, neither built up the wall for the house of Israel, to stand in the battle in the day of the LORD."
"'How weak is your heart, says the Lord GOD, since you do all these things, the work of an impudent prostitute;
"Ephraim, what shall I do to you? Judah, what shall I do to you? For your love is like a morning cloud, and like the dew that disappears early.
Their heart is divided. Now they will be found guilty. He will demolish their altars. He will destroy their sacred stones.
"This is what the LORD of hosts says: These people say, 'The time hasn't yet come, the time for the LORD's house to be built.'"
Now, please consider from this day and backward, before a stone was laid on a stone in the temple of the LORD.
Watch and pray, that you do not enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak."
Wake up, and keep the things that remain, which were about to die, for I have found no works of yours perfected before my God.
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Lukewarmness » Figurative
"Ephraim, what shall I do to you? Judah, what shall I do to you? For your love is like a morning cloud, and like the dew that disappears early.
"They bend their tongue, as their bow, for falsehood; and they are grown strong in the land, but not for truth: for they proceed from evil to evil, and they do not know me," says the LORD.
Their heart is divided. Now they will be found guilty. He will demolish their altars. He will destroy their sacred stones.
Watch and pray, that you do not enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak."
Lukewarmness » Instances of » The jews under nehemiah
Next to them, the Tekoites made repairs; but their nobles did not put their necks to the work of their lord.
Then I contended with the rulers, and said, "Why is God's house forsaken?" I gathered them together, and set them in their place.
Lukewarmness » Instances of » A congregation at » Pergamos
But I have a few things against you, because you have there some who hold the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to throw a stumbling block before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed to idols, and to commit sexual immorality. So you also have some who hold to the teaching of the Nicolaitans likewise. Repent therefore, or else I am coming to you quickly, and I will make war against them with the sword of my mouth.
Lukewarmness » Instances of » A congregation at » Thyatira
But I have this against you, that you tolerate the woman, Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess. She teaches and seduces my servants to commit sexual immorality, and to eat things sacrificed to idols. I gave her time to repent, but she refuses to repent of her sexual immorality. Behold, I will throw her into a sickbed, and those who commit adultery with her into great oppression, unless they repent of her works. read more.
I will kill her children with Death, and all the churches will know that I am he who searches the minds and hearts. I will give to each one of you according to your deeds. But to you I say, to the rest who are in Thyatira, as many as do not have this teaching, who do not know what some call 'the deep things of Satan,' to you I say, I am not putting any other burden on you.
Lukewarmness » Instances of » A congregation at » Laodicea
"To the angel of the church in Laodicea write: "The Amen, the Faithful and True Witness, the Head of God's creation, says these things: "I know your works, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish you were cold or hot. So, because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will vomit you out of my mouth.
Lukewarmness » Instances of » A congregation at » Sardis
"And to the angel of the church in Sardis write: "He who has the seven Spirits of God, and the seven stars says these things: "I know your works, that you have a reputation of being alive, but you are dead. Wake up, and keep the things that remain, which were about to die, for I have found no works of yours perfected before my God. Remember therefore how you have received and heard. Keep it, and repent. If therefore you do not wake up, I will come as a thief, and you won't know what hour I will come to you.
Lukewarmness » Instances of » The reubenites, when deborah called on them to assist sisera
Why did you sit among the sheepfolds, to hear the whistling for the flocks? At the watercourses of Reuben There were great searchings of heart.