The seventh and final mark of the church, according to Revelation 2–3 is wholeheartedness. It is a character quality that the church in Laodicea lacked (Rev. 3:14–22). Listen to what Jesus says to them: “I know your works: you are neither cold nor hot. Would that you were either cold or hot! So, because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will spit you out of my mouth.” Three times in two verses, Jesus drives home the point that the Laodicean Christians were neither extreme in their faith nor extreme in their disbelief. Theirs was a complacent, half-hearted … Continue reading Wholeheartedness: The Seventh Mark of an Ideal Church (Revelation 3:14–22)