“Write this letter to the angel of the church in Laodicea. This is the message from the one who is the Amen—the faithful and true witness, the ruler of God’s creation: “I know all the things you do, that you are neither hot nor cold. I wish you were one or the other! But since you are like lukewarm water, I will spit you out of my mouth! You say, ‘I am rich. I have everything I want. I don’t need a thing!’ And you don’t realize that you are wretched and miserable and poor and blind and naked. I advise you to buy gold from me—gold that has been purified by fire. Then you will be rich. And also buy white garments so you will not be shamed by your nakedness. And buy ointment for your eyes so you will be able to see. I am the one who corrects and disciplines everyone I love. Be diligent and turn from your indifference.
Revelation 3:14-19
What is it to be two-faced from a spiritual perspective? How about the person who acts one way on Sunday morning and another way the remainder of the week? Maybe it is the man whose language in the football stands and in the choir stand is completely different. Or the lady who speaks words of encouragement in her small group and words of gossip about those other ladies as soon as she can get to her telephone. A two-faced person is a saint in the light but a devil in the dark. God says, “I wish you were one or the other!.”
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