Revelation 3:15
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15 “I know your works; you are neither cold nor hot. I wish that you were either cold or hot.
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Romans 12:11
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11 Do not lag in zeal; be ardent in spirit; serve the Lord.
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Matthew 6:24
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Serving Two Masters
24 “No one can serve two masters, for a slave will either hate the one and love the other or be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and wealth.[a](A)
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- 6.24 Gk mammon
James 1:8
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7,8 For the doubter, being double-minded and unstable in every way, must not expect to receive anything from the Lord.
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1 Kings 18:21
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21 Elijah then came near to all the people and said, “How long will you go limping with two different opinions? If the Lord is God, follow him, but if Baal, then follow him.” The people did not answer him a word.(A)
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Revelation 2:4
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4 But I have this against you, that you have abandoned the love you had at first.
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Matthew 24:12
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12 And because of the increase of lawlessness, the love of many will grow cold.
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Zephaniah 1:5-6
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5 those who bow down on the roofs
to the host of the heavens,
those who bow down and swear to the Lord
but also swear by Milcom,[a](A)
6 those who have turned back from following the Lord,
who have not sought the Lord or inquired of him.(B)
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- 1.5 Gk mss Syr Vg: Heb their king
Psalm 81:11-13
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11 “But my people did not listen to my voice;
Israel would not submit to me.(A)
12 So I gave them over to their stubborn hearts,
to follow their own counsels.(B)
13 O that my people would listen to me,
that Israel would walk in my ways!(C)
Proverbs 23:26
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- 23.26 Or delight in
1 Peter 1:22
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22 Now that you have purified your souls[a] by your obedience to the truth[b] so that you have genuine mutual affection, love one another deeply from the heart.[c](A)
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Philippians 1:9
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9 And this is my prayer, that your love may overflow more and more with knowledge and full insight(A)
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2 Corinthians 12:20
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20 For I fear that when I come I may find you not as I wish and that you may find me not as you wish; I fear that there may perhaps be quarreling, jealousy, anger, selfishness, slander, gossip, conceit, and disorder.(A)
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Matthew 10:37
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37 “Whoever loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me, and whoever loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me,(A)
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Deuteronomy 5:29
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29 If only they had such a mind as this, to fear me and to keep all my commandments always, so that it might go well with them and with their children forever!(A)
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Revelation 2:2
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2 “I know your works, your toil and your endurance. I know that you cannot tolerate evildoers; you have tested those who claim to be apostles but are not and have found them to be false.(A)
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Luke 14:27-28
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27 Whoever does not carry the cross and follow me cannot be my disciple.(A) 28 For which of you, intending to build a tower, does not first sit down and estimate the cost, to see whether he has enough to complete it?
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Revelation 3:1
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The Message to Sardis
3 “And to the angel of the church in Sardis write: These are the words of him who has the seven spirits of God and the seven stars:
“I know your works; you have a name of being alive, but you are dead.(A)
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2 Thessalonians 1:3
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Thanksgiving
3 We must always give thanks to God for you, brothers and sisters, as is right, because your faith is growing abundantly and the love of every one of you for one another is increasing.(A)
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Hosea 10:2
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2 Their heart is false;
now they must bear their guilt.
The Lord[a] will break down their altars
and destroy their pillars.(A)
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- 10.2 Heb he
Joshua 24:15-24
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15 Now if you are unwilling to serve the Lord, choose this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your ancestors served in the region beyond the River or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living, but as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord.”(A)
16 Then the people answered, “Far be it from us that we should forsake the Lord to serve other gods, 17 for it is the Lord our God who brought us and our ancestors up from the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery, and who did those great signs in our sight. He protected us along all the way that we went and among all the peoples through whom we passed, 18 and the Lord drove out before us all the peoples, the Amorites who lived in the land. Therefore we also will serve the Lord, for he is our God.”
19 But Joshua said to the people, “You cannot serve the Lord, for he is a holy God. He is a jealous God; he will not forgive your transgressions or your sins.(B) 20 If you forsake the Lord and serve foreign gods, then he will turn and do you harm and consume you, after having done you good.”(C) 21 And the people said to Joshua, “No, we will serve the Lord!” 22 Then Joshua said to the people, “You are witnesses against yourselves that you have chosen the Lord, to serve him.” And they said, “We are witnesses.” 23 He said, “Then put away the foreign gods that are among you, and incline your hearts to the Lord, the God of Israel.”(D) 24 The people said to Joshua, “The Lord our God we will serve, and him we will obey.”(E)
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1 Corinthians 16:22
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22 Let anyone be accursed who has no love for the Lord. Our Lord, come
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- 16.22 Or Our Lord has come
Hosea 7:8
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8 Ephraim mixes himself with the peoples;
Ephraim is a cake not turned.
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