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"I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot. So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth" (Revelation 3:15‭-‬16).
 
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Christ the only Master.

"Christ in you the hope of glory. This is the everlasting gospel. That is the third angel's message."

Why do you think Jesus said that no man should be called 'Rabbi', or teacher (Matthew 23:8)? Because as Jesus confirmed in that verse, HE IS OUR ONLY TEACHER AND MASTER. And Jesus knew that if we trusted in the teaching of man, then we would be deceived, as the thoughts of man are 'evil' (Jeremiah 17:9) and man is not capable of giving understanding the way the Lord can.

It is a sad fact that the majority of professed Christians will never be complete and will never receive the Father's name (seal) in their foreheads, because they choose to follow their churches and their leaders instead of following Christ. They put their trust in man and will end up being deceived into receiving the mark of the beast. But as John confirms in Revelation 14:1-5 it is only those who follow Christ wherever He goes who receive God the Father's seal.

What counts is having our names "written in heaven", not in the church books. (Luke 10:20).

So what do we need to do friends? We need to stop putting our trust in the church leaders and surrender all to Jesus Christ, as He has everything we need for life and godliness:

2 Peter 1:2-4, "Grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord, as His divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us by glory and virtue, by which have been given to us exceedingly great and precious promises, that through these you may be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust."

John 15:4-5, "Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in Me. “I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing."

Colossians 2:8-10, "Beware lest anyone cheat you through philosophy and empty deceit, according to the tradition of men, according to the basic principles of the world, and not according to Christ. For in Him dwells all the fullness of the Godhead bodily; and you are complete in Him, who is the head of all principality and power."

Revelation 3:20, "Behold, 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."
 
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2 Peter 3:9-10, “The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.”

Revelation 14:7, “Saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters.”

Revelation 14:12, “Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.”

"While the Lord is ever working, while all heaven is engaged in the work on earth to draw men to Christ and repentance, what are the human agents doing to be channels of light, that they may co-operate with the divine agencies? Are they daily inquiring, "Lord, what wilt thou have me to do?" Are they practicing self-denial, as did Jesus?" RH May 16, 1893, par. 12
 
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