Theme: brothers and sisters in Christ it’s something that feels better than a orgasm it’s being intimate with Jesus it’s vital for all of us to enter into a intimate relationship with Jesus before it’s too late the biblical repentance door is closing slowly Jesus is patient with precious lost souls until they stop breathing.

Thought.

To be lukewarm is Satan’s will the three affects of the lack of intimacy spiritually is no spiritual maturity no application of the word no discipleship it’s a dangerous place for anybody’s soul to be.

The most important commandments.

Matthew 22:36-40

“Teacher, which is the most important commandment in the law of Moses?”

Jesus replied, “‘You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind.’[a] This is the first and greatest commandment. 39 A second is equally important: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’[b] 40 The entire law and all the demands of the prophets are based on these two commandments.”

Take note Matthew 22:36-40 records Jesus' response to a Pharisaical lawyer testing him in Jerusalem, where the lawyer asked, "Which is the greatest commandment in the Law?" Jesus answered with two core commands: "Love the Lord your God with all your heart, our spiritual heart is our mind

soul, and mind," and "Love your neighbor as yourself," stating that all the Law and Prophets hang on these two, summarizing God's will as loving God, neighbor, and self. This passage serves as the ultimate summary of biblical ethics, shifting focus from endless rules to the central principles of love within relationships, challenging the religious leaders' focus on mere legalism. 

2 Peter 3:9

The Lord isn’t really being slow about his promise, as some people think. No, he is being patient for your sake. He does not want anyone to be destroyed, but wants everyone to repent.

Take note comes in the context of the early church grappling with the delayed return of Jesus (the "promise") and false teachers denying it. The background highlights God's longsuffering (patience), not as an inability to act, but as an active desire for all (specifically the believers, the "beloved," but also generally all people) to repent before final judgment, showing His mercy and encouraging believers to share the Gospel while awaiting His return.

Key Background Elements:

Delayed Second Coming: The immediate context (2 Peter 3:3-4) addresses scoffers who question why Jesus hasn't returned, despite His promise people are still being scoffers saying things like how long have people been saying? Jesus Christ is coming back i feel for their soul if they die being scoffers.

Scoffers are people who mock, ridicule, or show contempt for others, their beliefs, or wisdom, often characterized by arrogance, unbelief, and a refusal to accept correction or instruction, particularly in religious or moral contexts, as seen in biblical texts where they deny God's promises or wisdom. They are essentially scorner or jeerers who treat serious matters with scornful humor or disbelief, often following their own desires rather than guidance.

Key characteristics:

Mocking & Derision: They use scornful language and make fun of others' beliefs or warnings.

Arrogance: They often believe themselves superior and reject wisdom or advice.

Disbelief: In religious contexts, they question or deny God's word and promises.

Rejection of Correction: They dislike being reproved and won't listen to wise instruction.

Examples in context:

Biblical: The Bible warns of scoffers who mock God's promises in the last days (2 Peter 3:3) or reject wisdom (Proverbs 15:12).

Modern: Someone who scoffs might jeer at a religious festival or ironically question how something modest could attract a large crowd.

Conclusion.

Please write this down.

Jesus want a intimate relationship with all of us Jesus will not force anything on no one, including salvation and transformation you might ask why because Jesus is a gentleman knocking on our spiritual heart our mind we must let Him in until we stop breathing it’s our safe place on earth and in eternity.

1 John 2:3-6 The Voice

We know we have joined Him in an intimate relationship because we live out His commands.

If someone claims, “I am in an intimate relationship with Him,” but this big talker doesn’t live out His commands, then this individual is a liar and a stranger to the truth.

But if someone responds to and obeys His word, then God’s love has truly taken root and filled him. This is how we know we are in an intimate relationship with Him:

anyone who says, “I live in intimacy with Him,” should walk the path Jesus walked.

John commentary.

John is affectionately addressing this letter to his “little children,” and he is writing to help them avoid sin and the pain and guilt that come with it. The glamour of decadent lifestyles devoid of God is often advertised as the epitome of joy and freedom. But what are often conveniently left out of these portrayals are the agonizing consequences of such destructive lifestyles. Meaningful pleasure comes not when we are enslaved by the empty promises of the world, but when we are living in loving obedience to God.

Conclusion.

I’m going to be repetitive Jesus is a gentleman knocking on our mind our spiritual heart we must learn to be the way Jesus want us to be we can’t be who we used to be and who Jesus wants us to be at the same time our behavior must be changed We receive our transformation from Jesus biblical information.

Revelation 3:20

“Look! I stand at the door and knock. If you hear my voice and open the door, I will come in, and we will share a meal together as friends.

The Knock: Signifies Jesus' patient, persistent call for fellowship, even with a complacent church it takes us right back to 2 Peter 4:9.

Take note specifically a letter to the lukewarm church in Laodicea, a wealthy but spiritually complacent city known for its self-sufficiency and indifferent water supply, using the imagery of Jesus patiently waiting for an invitation to fellowship (dinner) with individuals who must open their own hearts/doors to Him for a renewed, intimate relationship, contrasting their spiritual apathy with His persistent, gentle call for repentance and restored connection. 

Laodicea's Problem: A prosperous city, but its church was spiritually lukewarm—neither hot (fervent) nor cold (refreshing)—leading to self-satisfaction and spiritual apathy, a state Jesus threatened to "spit out".

Lukewarm Water Metaphor: Laodicea's water supply was lukewarm by the time it arrived, a perfect symbol for the church's spiritual indifference.

The Closed Door: Represents the closed-off, self-sufficient hearts of the believers, which they must choose to open.

The Invitation (Dinner/Supper): In ancient culture, sharing a meal was a sign of deep intimacy and fellowship; Jesus wants to enter into a close, one-with-you relationship, breaking down barriers.

Permission (Not Force): Jesus won't force His way in; He waits for the individual's willing consent (permission) to enter and transform their lives, making it a call for personal response.

Key Takeaway

The verse challenges complacent believers (and by extension, Christ-ians today) to recognize their spiritual lukewarmness and actively invite Jesus in for a deeper, intimate relationship, promising a restored fellowship as the reward for opening the door, rather than being judged or cast out into the lake of fire for eternity.