Christ Standing At The Door

1 these last three verses of revelation 3 end jesus address to the seven churches of asia.

Christ standing at the door.

American standard version behold i stand at the door and knock. He was inviting everyone in the church to experience intimate fellowship with him. On christ s part this expression implies a willingness to enter our hearts. It was inspired by a tradition of british and german painting and prints from the 19th century which depict christ knocking at the door of a home.

Grabbe in the unsettling letter to the laodiceans jesus paints a picture of himself in relation to the church that reveals his people care about other things. Jesus is not standing outside the door begging to come in. I am standing at the door and knocking. If any man hear my voice and open the door i will come in to him and will sup with him and he with me 3 but we must have the desire to open the door even if it shakes the very foundation of our past beliefs and way of life.

2 we see in these words an invitation. Upon that i do not need to dwell but i desire to enforce the individual bearing of the general truth upon our own consciences and to come to each with this message the saying is true about thee and at the door of thy heart jesus christ stands and there his gentle mighty hand is laid and on it the flashes of his light shine and through the chinks of the unopened door of thy heart comes the beseeching voice open. What is the lord jesus doing at our door. If any man hear my voice and open the door i will come in to him and will sup with him and he with me.

He spoke to individuals using singular words like anyone his him and he. 4 when we open the door to jesus we have fellowship with jesus. This wall poster captures the image of jesus christ standing at the door will be the perfect addition for your living room. Christ s appeal was heartfelt and urgent.

On our part it implies this mournful fact that our hearts are all naturally shut against christ yea fastened bolted and barred against him. The light of the world by holman hunt manchester city art gallery version. 3 jesus knocks at the door and it is up to those he is addressing to open and allow him to enter. If any man hear my voice and open the door i will come in to him and will sup with him and he with me.

And more than a willingness an earnest desire to enter them. The lord s plea was also personal. Jesus christ standing at the door the relationship deficit part one cgg weekly by david c. The savior said behold i stand at the door and knock.

If anyone hears my voice and opens the door i will come into his home and share a meal with him and he with me revelation 3 20 net. The impression often given by the holman hunt painting is that jesus is constantly knocking on the door of the unbeliever hoping they will open up and invite him in. Christ at heart s door is the second most cited image by sallman among the 473 letters which the research project received from readers of popular religious magazines.