Revelation 3:20
This verse really commonly gets used for referring to receiving eternal life. But what is it really about?
-The Campus Crusade for Christ Four Spiritual Laws booklet uses it to talk about salvation... many many preachers refer to it when talking about salvation.. but consider this:
1) This verse is addressed to the church at Loadicea- a church contains already saved, baptised believers-- is Jesus going to be knocking on door of these people's hearts for eternal salvation? Already saved believers?
-logical problem there
2) Context of the chapter isn't about receiving eternal life but a church getting out of a 'luke warm state' in particular-- the Loadicean church.
So contextually not about receiving eternal life
Yes, there are individuals who will be affected by a church being lukewarm.. but that doesn't mean each individual is seperate from the church context in this passage.
There is a difference between a church family being addressed and particular individuals being addressed. The Holy Spirit has two different works- with a local church family as a whole and the individuals.
The Holy Spirit can be dwelling 'in the midst' of a church family.. and also 'indwelling' individuals. The 'in the midst dwelling'- can be taken away. The individual indwelling- won't be.
Yes.. Loadicean church is also representative of a church age... lukewarm churches. Most people believe this is about nowadays churches being lukewarm.
Altho Jesus DOES knock on the door of someone's heart to convict for salvation-- (Romans 10... John 3:16)..
Revelation 3:20 is a about a church overcoming to be strong for God rather than lukewarm.. not a verse about receiving eternal life.
This verse really commonly gets used for referring to receiving eternal life. But what is it really about?
-The Campus Crusade for Christ Four Spiritual Laws booklet uses it to talk about salvation... many many preachers refer to it when talking about salvation.. but consider this:
1) This verse is addressed to the church at Loadicea- a church contains already saved, baptised believers-- is Jesus going to be knocking on door of these people's hearts for eternal salvation? Already saved believers?
-logical problem there
2) Context of the chapter isn't about receiving eternal life but a church getting out of a 'luke warm state' in particular-- the Loadicean church.
So contextually not about receiving eternal life
Yes, there are individuals who will be affected by a church being lukewarm.. but that doesn't mean each individual is seperate from the church context in this passage.
There is a difference between a church family being addressed and particular individuals being addressed. The Holy Spirit has two different works- with a local church family as a whole and the individuals.
The Holy Spirit can be dwelling 'in the midst' of a church family.. and also 'indwelling' individuals. The 'in the midst dwelling'- can be taken away. The individual indwelling- won't be.
Yes.. Loadicean church is also representative of a church age... lukewarm churches. Most people believe this is about nowadays churches being lukewarm.
Altho Jesus DOES knock on the door of someone's heart to convict for salvation-- (Romans 10... John 3:16)..
Revelation 3:20 is a about a church overcoming to be strong for God rather than lukewarm.. not a verse about receiving eternal life.