Letter to Laodicea: Lukewarmness and the Call to Repent
Revelation 3:14-22
14And to the angel of the assembly in Laodicea write: This is what the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God, says.15I know your works, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish that you were cold or hot.16So because you are lukewarm and neither hot nor cold, I am about to vomit you out of my mouth.17Because you say, 'I am rich and have become rich and have no need,' and you do not know that you are the wretched and pitiful and poor and blind and naked one.18I counsel you to buy from me gold refined by fire so that you may become rich, and white clothing so that you may clothe yourself and the shame of your nakedness may not be revealed, and eye-salve to anoint your eyes so that you may see.19Those whom I love I rebuke and instruct. Therefore be zealous and repent.20Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with me.21The one who conquers, I will grant to sit with me on my throne, as I also conquered and sat with my father on his throne.22The one who has an ear, let him hear what the spirit says to the assemblies.