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THE SEVEN CHURCHES OF ASIA /REVELATION 2 - 3

Copyright November 20, 2007

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CHAPTER 15  (3 of 4)

L A O D I C E A

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And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans  write; These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning  of the creation of God; I know thy works, that thou art neither cold  nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot. So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth. Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have  need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and  miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked: I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do  not appear; and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see. As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent. Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with  him, and he with me. To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with Father in his throne. He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches. (Revelation 3:14-22)

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"Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come into him, and will sup with him, and he with me" v.20. This is Jesus and Almighty God's insatiable desire for us, to have fellowship with them, to build upon an intimate relationship, and to fulfill every expectation of us, God's Perfect Will like Jesus did. This is like a final word to all of the churches, and more specifically every individual believer in the churches, no matter what is the condition of their relationship that spans across the centuries.

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God created mankind, all other reasons notwithstanding, to have a creation He could fellowship with; I would suppose that is why He said, "Let us make man in our image, after our likeness” Genesis 1:26, and I would say this to be a fact also, because of how much time God spent with Adam and Eve. After Adam and Eve sinned, God provided atonement for their sin so that the fellowship He had with them could be restored. From Adam until this day God has spoken to men and women for various reasons, but I believe one of the reasons has been to fellowship with us. How awesome is this, and how blessed I feel when I consider that just as God had fellowship with Adam He chooses to fellowship with ME.  Of course not just with me, but also with all of those who claim to be His and desire to perfectly obey Him with all of their heart, mind, soul, and strength, and are consistently making the Effort to improve in our obedience and relationship with Him. As Jesus said, "Watch," which in the Greek means "be vigilant and active."

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God desires a people who are perfect in Heart, whose Heart is set on him, FERVENTLY.  I have shared that all being "perfect" in the sight of God is, is to obey His spoken words. The written word of God paves the way to bring us to the place where we can hear God speak to us the spoken word, and to be able to discern that it is Him and not another voice.  It is through the spoken word that we can know God's specific desires for us as an individual.

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The Bible does not go into detail about how much time passed before Adam was finished with all of the duties God gave him to do up to the day Adam and Eve sinned.  Knowing that God desires an intimate relationship with mankind, I could see God spending a lot of time with Adam and Eve.  Although it is obvious to me that after Adam and Eve sinned, God went looking for them to provide atonement for their sin; I am prone to wonder if God went looking for them with the intention to fellowship with them, as if it was something He had done on a regular basis not just because they had sinned. God's desire to fellowship with those who are truly His is insatiable, as well as that by Jesus.

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My Facebook Timeline - www.facebook.com/samuelsiders1 - contains responses I have posted in answer to those who God has had me to share with for over seventeen years on Facebook Forums created to share the Scriptures. My activity about sharing the Word of God with Muslims, other false Cults, and with those who profess to be Christian continues; this open door that the Lord has made available to me as an Apologist/Teacher is one where worldwide opportunities are made available to all English speaking people around the world from many different countries, races, and religious beliefs. 

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It is WRITTEN in 1 Peter 3:15 … “But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asks you of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:" God wants us to know AND understand His Word (2 Timothy 2:15), “Study to show yourself approved unto God, a workman that needs not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.” Jude 3, “Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you, and exhort you that ye should earnestly contend [Gr. agonize with fervent zeal] for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints.”
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I had a discussion with two Christians concerning Colossians 1:15 and the Need to interpret it correctly - using - Colossians 1:16-18. Colossians 1:15 is translated – two different ways – depending on what the - Translator – believes about Jesus, and Colossians 1:18 – proves – what is the Correct way to translate Colossians 1:15. Those who do not believe Jesus is eternally existent and deity will translate the Greek word Ktisis as “Creation,” (Alexandrian Translations) which those who believe Jesus is deity and eternal existent will translate the Greek word Ktisis as “Creature,” (Byzantine Translations). Colossians 1:18 – proves – the Correct – translation of Ktisis is “Creature” because verse 15 is talking about Jesus’ Resurrection – not – that He was “created.” What follows is – part of - the response I posted for the Christian name Nadeem to explain Why the “The firstborn of all Creation” is a lie and deception since Almighty God Created ALL ALL things – through – Jesus proving Jesus’ - spirit and soul - is – not - created:

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Nadeem A ... Biblical Theology is an Extensive and Deep subject, and a discussion that can take Hours.  The BIBLE does - Not - teach Jesus is created, His BODY was Created but His spirit and soul was Not. The Bible teaches Jesus' - spirit and soul - was Birthed - by - Almighty God - from - His personal Substance, which is Why John used Monogenes for Jesus ["genes" being a keyword that supports Jesus inherited what is Father Almighty God is like in His spirit and soul [Hebrews 1:3-4] and explains the - correct meaning - of what Jesus said about Himself in John 10:30], and Paul's use of the word Hypostasis which means Substance.

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FYI Colossians 1:15 can be Translated - two different - ways. Those who understand John 1:1-18 supports Jesus' spirit and soul is deity through Heredity, as Eternally Existent as His Father Almighty God who Gave Birth to it, and the Context -  Colossians 1:15-18 - will translate Colossians 1:15 as "The firstborn of Every Creature" - from the grave - which Colossians 1:18 validates, and as Paul taught in Acts 13:33-34.

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Those who - do Not - Believe Jesus is deity and as Eternally Existent as His Father Almighty God, like for example the corrupted NIV, will translate Colossians 1:15 as "The firstborn of all Creation," which is a Lie and Deception and which Colossians 1:16-18 Proves Is.

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There are two types of Translations the Byzantine Antioch text type and the Alexandria Egypt text type; the Alexandrian manuscripts were corrupted in Egypt in the attempt to teach – against – the deity and eternal existence of Jesus, and the NIV is one of many such Translations that are corrupted; Alexandrian translations which I warn No Christians should ever purchase or quote.

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