Two Types of People

There are two types of people in this world: those who will live with God eternally in heaven and those who won't. In the church today it has become painfully obvious that that many want to be a part of that first group; however, they do not want to put any effort towards it. Many have become "pew warmers."  This simply means that many are not very diligent Christians.  They are Christians who come to worship services, sit in the pew for an hour, then leave and go home.  This is all they do for the Lord's church, warm pews.   Sadly there are many who are not even this diligent.  It has become a struggle to get Christians to come to church activities, Bible study, and many times even worship.  I certainly do not mean to imply that all Christians are this way; there are many Christians who are very diligent and active in the Lord's church.  However, it should be that all Christians are this way, but that is simply not the case. The church seems to be thought of as a burden to many, and not the glorious life giving body of Christ that it actually is.  This is not the attitude that Christ wants or accepts in His people.  Jesus when speaking to His disciples said: "'If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me.  For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it'" (Matthew 16:24, 25).  Jesus wants the people in His church to have the attitude that they will follow Him at any cost.  There are two types of people it this world: those who will live with God eternally in heaven and those who won't. Where do you fit in?

 

--Garrett Bookout