End Times Manitoulin: 99.5% of Christians are Luke-Warm, or CINO's

There have only been 5 types of humans in this world:

Jesus Christ, both fully God, and fully man;
True Christians who are Hot for Jesus Christ
Luke-warm Christians & CINO's (Christians In Name Only)
Non-Christians who are cold & distant from the One True God
Semi-humans with defiled DNA (eg. Nephilim: offspring of humans inter-bred with Fallen Angels, cyborgs, genetic experiments, etc.)

Based on numerous surveys of those self-declaring as a Christian, only ~0.5% of these currently meet God's definition of a True Christian:

A human who fears God; knows God; fully loves God; contritely & humbly confessed all their sins to God, and asked for forgiveness; forgiven all others, and retain no bitterness; seeks a deep, intimate lovingly obedient relationship with Jesus Christ as their God, LORD, Messiah, Saviour, King, and friend; is full immersion baptized in the name of the Trinity; is Born Again; has received the fiery baptism of the Holy Spirit; hates all sins, just as God hates all sin; loves all things that God loves; picks up their cross daily and follows Jesus, as a disciple of Christ for the greater glory of God.

Not everybody is a True Christian. Most are luke-warm.

[Rev 3:14-17 KJV] "14 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; 15 I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot. 16 So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth. 17 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:".

In most cases, but not all, the luke-warm Christian:

lives a secret life with their favorite sins; &/or

hypocritically virtue signaling their fake righteousness to most other people; &/or

falsely call many actions & things they enjoy as "good", or necessary, or God's rules don't apply to them, as they are "special", claiming they have done so much for God, that God will turn a blind eye towards their "insignificant" sin; in spite of God clearly defining these as sins that He despises.

The luke-warm Christian is all for show. They usually seek maximum comfort in this life, rather than maximum righteousness. Therefore there is minimal to zero driving force for them to change for the better.

The luke-warm Christian usually seeks human affirmations (ie. loving the affirmations of the "in" crowd), rather than pleasing God. This is usually driven by vanity.

Vanity = Luke-Warm

Vanity is defined as excessive pride, admiration, or preoccupation with one's own appearance, achievements, or abilities, often driven by a need for approval from others. It implies conceit and, in a literary sense, refers to futility or emptiness. Synonyms include conceit, narcissism, egotism, self-love, and arrogance.

The Problem with Seeking Human Affirmation:

It is Fickle: The "in crowd" changes their minds quickly. What brings praise today might bring criticism tomorrow.

It is Never Enough: Human affirmation is addictive and temporary; you are always looking for the next "fix" of approval.

It Often Requires Compromise: To keep the approval of the crowd, you often have to compromise your own values, your identity, your relationship with Jesus Christ, and ultimately, your salvation.

The Teaching

In Revelation 3:14-17, Jesus prefers "cold" over "lukewarm" because lukewarm represents a useless, self-satisfied, and complacent spiritual state that disgusts Him, while cold—representing a clear lack of faith—is at least honest and potentially open to change. Lukewarm believers are ineffective and deceptive, claiming to follow God while being indifferent, whereas cold people are clearly detached.

The Metaphor of Utility:

The city of Laodicea had no local water source, so water was brought in by Roman aquaduct. As the water travelled in the aqueduct, the cold refreshing mountain spring water grew more & more warm, contaminated, and foul; causing nausea. Other cities had hot water springs for hot baths & healing (like the city Hierapolis), or cold refreshing water (like Colossae).

The Danger of Complacency:

The Laodiceans were wealthy and deemed themselves self-sufficient, leading to a "lukewarm" faith that was neither passionate (hot) nor clearly non-existent (cold).

"Cold" is Honest:

A cold person realizes their need for spiritual life, whereas a lukewarm person is blinded by their own self-righteousness and apathy.

The Result of Lukewarmness:

Jesus states He will "spew" (vomit) the lukewarm out of His mouth, indicating a complete lack of usefulness and spiritual stagnation.

In essence, a lukewarm state is a hypocritical, middle-ground existence that hinders genuine spiritual growth and witness, making it worse than outright coldness.

God's 26 Commandments for Christians is a summary of 300+ Bible verses, especially written for Luke-warm Christian's, and new Christian's. It helps them get started at better understanding God and His expectations.

https://et-manitoulin.blogspot.com/2019/12/gods-26-commandments-for-christians.html

If you are faithfully doing all of these 26 Commandments, you are not likely a Luke-warm Christian, and likely Rapture-Ready as a disciple of Christ, and an Overcomer. Congratulations! We encourage to expand your gaze to doing the same for the entire Bible.