Behold, I stand at the Door and Knock!

[ejected]

Jesus is on the outside trying to get in.

Is He knocking on the door of a movie theater?

Is He knocking on the door of an abortion factory?

Is He knocking on the door of a bar?

Is He knocking on the door of a pool hall?

Is He knocking on the door of  a strip club?

Is He knocking on the door of a school house?

Is He knocking on the door of a gambling joint?

Is He knocking on the door of Congress?

Is He knocking on the door of any Hellywood god?

What door is He knocking on? What is He trying to get into?

I are befuddled between confusion and stupid pit. Help me out please. 

Revelation 3:20

 

 

[Who me]

On 12/3/2018 at 3:41 PM, ejected said:

What door is He knocking on? 

You need to read the whole chapter to understand, just quoting one verse always leads to missunderstanding.

In v 14 a letter to Laodicer is started, they are lukewarm in there faith, Jesus is knocking on their door to come in and restore their faith.

[Willa]

These letters are addressed to churches.  Many churches are luke warm.  They are not on fire for God.  They aren't atheistic and opposed to God.  They are sort of happy with a Sunday ritual and go through the motions.  "They honor me with their lips but their hearts are far from me" is the verse that comes to mind.

So Christ has been kicked out of the church.  They no longer trust in Him or trust in His word.  They may even do good works like helping people displaced by natural disasters.  But He stands at the door of the church knocking to come back in.  This verse has also been applied to individuals, since we as individuals make up the church, and revival begins with a single person.  

2Ti 3:1  But understand this, that in the last days there will come times of difficulty.  2Ti 3:2For people will be lovers of self, lovers of money, proud, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, 2Ti 3:3 heartless, unappeasable, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not loving good, 2Ti 3:4  treacherous, reckless, swollen with conceit, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God,  2Ti 3:5 having the appearance of godliness, but denying its power. Avoid such people.

 The power being spoken of here is the power to do God's will as given by the Holy Spirit.  These so called Christians deny the work of the Holy Spirit, so they have in effect kicked God out of the church.  He comes first to convict of sin, righteousness and judgement.  He calls people to return to Him in repentance of sin and turning to Christ for forgiveness.   He draws us to read and apply the Scriptures, enabling us to understand them.  Genuine Christians love and trust in God's word.  They Have Christ residing in them.  

 2Ch 7:14 if my people who are called by my name humble themselves, and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and heal their land.

[simplejeff]

On 12/3/2018 at 9:41 AM, ejected said:

Jesus is on the outside trying to get in.

Jesus doesn't 'try' to do anything.   What is written, what Yahweh His Father tells Jesus to DO, Jesus DOES. 

He tells us to DO the same.  Always DO what the Father in Heaven Says DO.

Keith Green – Asleep In The Light Lyrics

Do you see, do you see
All the people sinking down
Don't you care, don't you care
Are you gonna let them drown

How can you be do numb
Not to care if they come
You close your eyes
And pretend the job's done

"oh bless me lore, bless me lord"
You know it's all I ever hear
No one aches, no one hurts
No one even sheds one tear

But he cries, he weeps, he bleeds
And he cares for you needs
And you just lay back
And keep soaking it in
Oh can't you see it's such a sin

'cause he brings people to you door
And you turn them away
As you smile and say
"god bless you, be at peace"
And all heaven just weeps
'cause jesus came to you door
You've left him out on the streets

Open up open up
And give yourself away
You see the need, you hear the cries
So how can you delay

God's calling and you're the one
But like jonah you run
He's told you to speak
But you keep holding it in
Of can't you see it's such a sin

The world is sleeping in the dark
That the church just can't fight
'cause it's asleep in the light
How can you be so dead
When you've been so well fed
Jesus rose from the grave
And you, you can't even get out of bed

Oh, jesus rose from the dead
Come on get out of your bed

How can you be so numb
Not to care if they come
You close your eyes
And pretend the job's done
You close your eyes
And pretend the job's done

Don't close your eyes
Don't pretend the jobs done
"come away, come away, come away with me my love
Come away, come away, come away with me my love"

Songwriters: KEITH GORDON GREEN

Asleep In The Light lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, CAPITOL CHRISTIAN MUSIC GROUP

[Willa]

I want to add that not all congregations have removed the person and work of the Holy Spirit even within a denomination that had taken ungodly unscriptural positions.  We can't be bigoted toward churches but each will be judged by God individually.  And all are invited to return to God--all people and all congregations.   We need to pray for them and never condemn.  

[missmuffet]

Revelation 3:20 Is an invitation and a promise.This means that we need to take Christ's warning and gracious invitation seriously. No one is saved against his will. It is true of the human heart. No one is compelled to obedience who wants to be rebellious.