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Originally Posted by awareness
That list would plug right in to our fundamentalism thread. In which case to be HOT all you have to be is a active fundamentalist.
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By the criteria/list that was posted, the Pharisees would be the "hottest" and the ones God loves the most, but Jesus hated the works of the Pharisees the most. In Rev 2,3 Jesus' main complaint was when churches didn't love Him like they should.
The Hot/Cold designation IMO just comes down to whether or not you have passion/love for Jesus. This can only come about in relationship with Jesus when he show us personally how much he loves us simply because we are God's children. If someone ends up doing all these works without any intimacy or relationship with Jesus, it probably won't be pretty.
If you view the Christian life as a list of things to do, you will view it as an incredible burden. But Jesus said all of us who are weary would find rest in Him, so if we're feeling burned out something is wrong. Martha thought she was serving God by doing all these things for Jesus, and she later became bitter and complained but Jesus just wanted her to come and spend time with Him like Mary was doing.