I was headed to class strolling down library walk. My last midterm for the next few weeks was only minutes away. The sun was too bright for my light sensitive eyes, so I was hurrying to get into the comfort of shade. But something stopped me. There was a man with a sign, and he didn't look like a student, i would find out later that he was actually 65. It was not the usual No on 8 or Vote Obama - the elections are over. Nor was it Rush Sigma Chi! or Recruitment for Alpha Elipsion Pi - Rush is gone and done for the quarter. Neither was it any club on campus, job fair information, or event soon to come. But a list of titles... to my dismay I can't remember them all, or even a few, but they went in a Bold Red Type SATAN'S CHILDREN, and in Times Black... Hypocritical Christians, Lost Jews, Muslims, Girly-men... the list continues, and then in red bold in a larger text, REPENT OR HELL. Yes it disturbed me. But mostly provoked a number of questions. Yes, we realize there is sin in this world, more sin than goodness, but are we in such a place to condemn one another?

Does not the bible say, "Do not judge, or you too will be judged. For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.
Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother's eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye?" Matthew 7:1-3 NIV

The way in which the message puts this is just so powerful...
"Don't pick on people, jump on their failures, criticize their faults— unless, of course, you want the same treatment. That critical spirit has a way of boomeranging. It's easy to see a smudge on your neighbor's face and be oblivious to the ugly sneer on your own. Do you have the nerve to say, 'Let me wash your face for you,' when your own face is distorted by contempt? It's this whole traveling road-show mentality all over again, playing a holier-than-thou part instead of just living your part. Wipe that ugly sneer off your own face, and you might be fit to offer a washcloth to your neighbor."

I realize we cannot accept sinful lifestyles or attitudes, yet we can't say repent or hell, either right?
"Therefore God has mercy on whom he wants to have mercy, and he hardens whom he wants to harden." Romans 9:18

But what is the line between acceptance and condemning to hell?

When i went back after class, the man was still there with a crowd of 30 students all argueing and he was yelling at them. He was saying how we should quit school to learn the bible but none of us would because we are all caught up in our sin loving lives. I asked him, how he knows if I am living a sinful life or not and he said - oh, i didn't mean you. What do you mean not me? Oh, well i was talking to the group, not you. ....

anyway what do you guys think? Me and misa were talking about how it would be sik to have more of a discussion on these forums so discuss! =]

excuse the photo quality, it was taken by my horrible phone. lol.