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Lukewarmness is a Manifestation of Seeking to Serve Both God and Mammon

And thou shalt not let any of thy seed pass through the fire to Molech, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I am the LORD (Leviticus 18:21). In the Old Testament, the Israelites, while they offered sacrifices to God, also at the same time offered sacrifices the molech, the "god" or demon, of child sacrifice.  Such is the double-mindedness of the Old Testament Jews, most of whom were unbelievers. However, just because one is not an unbeliever does not mean that one cannot fall into such double-mindedness. The Church of Laodicea was full of such double-mindedness. It was a Church made up of believers, who became lukewarm (Revelation 3:14-22). Lukewarmness is the manifestation of the desire to serve two masters, that which are diametrically opposed. The Church of Laodicea was full of people who on one hand, wanted to serve God because of the peace and joy, but yet the same time, wanted to gain the 'good' things of the world. They wanted riches of the world...

Trusting in What One Sees is itself to trust in Mammon

The world trusts only what it can see. It lives by sight, not by faith for it is unrighteous and knows not God. It is the righteous live by faith, that is, the true Church (Romans 1:17; Galatians 3:11; Hebrews 10:38). However, the Church, who is the body of true followers of Christ, can fall into sin, including the sin of unbelief, which is a lack of trust in God.  Matthew 14:29-31 gives one such example. In Matthew 14:29-31, Peter was fearful of walking on water even when Jesus told him to, because he lacked faith:  And he said, Come. And when Peter was come down out of the ship, he walked on the water, to go to Jesus.   But when he saw the wind boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink, he cried, saying, Lord, save me. And immediately Jesus stretched forth his hand, and caught him, and said unto him, O thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt? Many in the modern Church are truly under the spirit of mammon. What this means is not that they have no fa...

Double-mindedness manifests in Compromise and Lukewarmness

  But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed. For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of the Lord. A double minded man is unstable in all his ways (James 1:6-8). The modern Church in the prosperous, liberal West, which has been influenced by vile, evil doctrines of demons coming out of the stinkhole of the west, is full of double-mindedness. This is precisely a manifestation of an evil, wicked heart, which seeks for God's grace, blessings, kindness and love, but yet in its vile, wickedness, seeks for the comfort, prosperity, wealth, and promises of the world. On one hand, one praises God for His grace, and kindness and mercy, and on the other hand, it does not obey God in seeking comfort, prosperity, wealth and promises of the world. James 3:9-10 says: " Therewith bless we God, even the Father; and therewith curse we men, which are made after the similitude of God. Out of t...