Two Types of People

"I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever. This bread is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world." John 6:51


     There are only two types of people in this world... "Believers" and Non-Believers".  If one accepts that Jesus Christ is their Savior and Lord then they are a "Believer".  If not, then they are a "Non-Believer" and that is just how it is.   Believers are often identified as Christians which is correct.  However, not everyone who calls themselves a Christian is actually a "Believer".   


     Every one of you was raised within a religion.  Whether it be Protestant, Catholic, Methodist or some other religion.  You worship wherever you worship now, and in many of your cases that would be in our church.   You now identify yourself as a Christian or as a Believer rather than as a Catholic or Methodist or whatever religion you were raised in.  And that would be correct.   A religion is NOT a heritage.  The religion of your family should not identify who YOU are.  You should be identified / labeled by what YOU believe rather than by what your family may believe.  And no one should ever make assumptions because of that.   


     Look  in the bible.  There are only two types of people Believers and Non-Believers, there is NO IN BETWEEN.  Either you believed or you didn't ...  John 14:6 says "There is only one way to the father, but through Me."  Either Jesus is your bread, or he is not... 


     If you were raised a Catholic and now you have accepted Jesus as your personal savior then you are called a Believer or a Christian... you are not know as a Catholic who has accepted Jesus as Lord and Savior.   For that matter if you were raised in Canada and believed that Jesus was Lord, you would also be called a Believer or a Christian instead of as a Canadian for Jesus.  So why would anyone dare to label someone else that way? No wonder people keep secrets...  it's got to make you wonder...


     Dear Lord, I love You.  I believe that You love me too.  I give my life to You to use as You see fit, and not as I might want to...  Please help me to be able to forgive those who make assumptions about me and about others that are not based on who we are and what we believe.  And please help my friends to understand that my anger is something that I am dealing with and that I understand that I am not big enough to lose the anger on my own, but only with Your devine help.