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"I know your works, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish you were cold or hot.
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Hot, Cold, or Useless?
Several commentators highlight the local geography. Laodicea's water was lukewarm and nauseating, while nearby cities had useful hot springs (Hierapolis) and refreshing cold water (Colosse). In this view, Christ isn't just talking about spiritual temperature, but about usefulness. Both hot and cold water had a purpose, but lukewarm water was useless. The critique is against a complacent faith that is of no practical use to Christ.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
I know your works. (See Barnes on Revelation 2:2).
That you are neither cold nor hot. The word cold here would se…
Neither cold (ουτε ψυχρος). Old word from ψυχω, to grow cold (Matthew 24:12), in N.T. only Mt 10:42 and this passage.<…
19th Century
Anglican
Neither cold nor hot.—The “heat” here is the glowing, fervent zeal and devotion which is commended and commanded elsewhere ([Refer…
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Sadly, the speaker’s knowledge reveals an unqualified condemnation of the Laodicean church—a verdict that is the exact opposite of the church’s own…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
I know thy works Which were far from being perfect, and not so good as those of the former church:
Laodicea was the last and worst of the seven churches of Asia. Here our Lord Jesus styles himself, —The Amen': one steady and unchangeable in all h…
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