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By: Tim

Tim — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 16:40:44 +0000

I agree, to an extent. It would be unlike Christ, who said “a bruised reed he will not break, and a smoldering wick he will not quench” (Matt 12:20).

On the other hand, Rev 3:19 says “Those whom I love, I reprove and discipline, so be zealous and repent”, and that seems more particular than the general love of God for all–like Heb 12:7-11.

I think you have to say Christ is speaking to both groups–those who Jesus “never knew” (Matt 7:21-23) (i.e. the truly lukewarm), along with the “smoldering wicks”. Jesus intends to revive faltering sheep, turn some of the goats into sheep, and actually “spit out” the other goats. The last are those in 1 John 2:19, who leave so “They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would have continued with us. But they went out, that it might become plain that they all are not of us.”

I take that view of all the warning passages of the NT. The warnings are intended to kick weak Christians into gear, and bring non-Christians in the church to faith for the first time.

By: Al Margheim

Al Margheim — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 03:44:01 +0000

In his book “Crazy Love,” Francis Chan takes the position that Christ is speaking to unbelievers (the lukewarm) in verse 16. Francis thinks it would be unlike Christ to spit believers out of his mouth.