Late to the party again,
Instead of reading all responses.
Has anyone already showed how this church was a church in name only?
(Your works are neither hot nor cold)
1. They tried to obey God, thus were not evil
2. They were not saved, so could not do good
They thought they were rich, so had no need of anything.
1. They could not come to Christ, because they did not think they needed his wealth)
2. Because they had a false sense of who they were they did not realise how broken they were
He told them to anoint their eyes with medecine so they could see (ie they were blind)
He told them to repent (because they had not yet repented)
He told them he was calling out to them, knocking for them, asking them to open the door. because he had not been asked in yet.
It is the false church, the church in name only He did not take away their salvation, He spewed them out because they used his name.. but did not represent him at all