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Those whom I Love, I Reprove.
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3:19 Those whom I love, I reprove and discipline. Both vv. 18 , 20 indicate that Christ was speaking here to unbelievers. God certainly loves the unconverted (cf. Jn 3:16 ). And “reprove” and “discipline” often refer to God’s convicting and punishing the unregenerate ( Mt 18:17 ; 1Co 14:24 ; 2Ti 2:25 ). † 3:20 I stand at the door and knock. Rather than allowing for the common interpretation of Christ’s knocking on a person’s heart, the context demands that Christ was seeking to enter this church that bore His name but lacked a single true believer. This poignant letter was His knocking. If one member would recognize his spiritual bankruptcy and respond in saving faith, He would enter the church.
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