Repenting

As I was reading the Bible reading for today Acts 15:8-11 stopped me. Peter says, “God knows people’s hearts, and he confirmed that he accepts Gentiles by given them the Holy Spirit, just as he did to us. He made no distinction between us and them, for he cleansed their hearts thought faith. So why are you now challenging God by burdening the Gentile believers with a yoke that neither we nor our ancestors were able to bear? We believe that we are all saved the same way, by the undeserved grace of the Lord Jesus.”

This question has been on my heart for a while, “Do I see people in categories?” What I mean is this, do I see anyone as someone who has a lot of problems, but will find Jesus someday, or somebody who is in over their head in sin, but will still find Jesus, or even just pain unreachable? Do I categorize them in my mind on a priority list of salvation?! Or even issues that I decided, in my mind, that Jesus was too busy for. These were all the issues running through my mind…Homosexuality, gay marriage, pornography, sexual promiscuity, alcohol/ drug use, abortion, divorce, different religious or social views such as, Islam, Evolution, and global warming even.
How do I, currently, view the lost? If I look at these people believing that Jesus cannot bring them to a point of salvation, what am I living my life for?! I came to a point of repentance. If I looked down on them, this is a sense of moral superiority. It was hypocritical and wrong. I am not any better.

Perceptions of Christians/Christ’s Attributes
Anti-homosexual........ Loving to all
Judgmental..............Forgiving
Hypocritical............Genuine
Old-Fashioned...........Revolutionary
Insensitive to others...Loving
Confusing...............Simple in presenting the truth
Not accepting of other faiths.....Inviting members of all faiths
Boring..................Radical

“Jesus healed the sick, loved the poor, touched the leper, stood up for the down and out, forgave the sinner, condemned the religious hypocrites, dined with prostitutes and corrupted tax collectors, challenged the wealthy, and powerful, fought for justice for the oppressed, renounced materialism, demonstrated greatness is found in serving-and died that others might live.” –Richard Stearns
He saved the world. He saved us, all of us!
Thank you, Jesus for what you are teaching me.