The verbal rocks have been flinging back and forth from one camp to the next regarding various forms of behavior and lifestyles. Some have valid points but serve them in multiple wraps of guilt, hatred and condemnation. Others offer their ideas presenting their offerings in a civil manner. And still others have no idea, do not care and seem to be the vocal representation of foolishness.
What ever group you feel you represent, and I am not presuming to have suggested all the possibilities, there are some bottom lines for everyone. I would like to propose a couple.
I am who I am, You are who You are. However you look at that configuration, God inspired–Big Bang-conglomeration of experiences-environmentally shaped or some combination of any or none of the above, this IS true.
I am not You and You are not Me. My DNA is the only like it that there is. My thoughts, feelings, make-up and fabric are unique. No one looks exactly like me. I have my own finger print and life print. There is a path I will take, people I will meet and things I will do and so do you, but yours is not mine.
We must co-exist, You and I with our differences of face, thought, belief, position, purpose. In fact, though I hate to admit it, I need you. And you need me.
If there is an unpardonable sin, let me suggest it is the self exaltation that removes us from the reality of the basic premise of humanity to such an extent that we can no longer accept our brother or sister in their God-given state of uniqueness. The Apostle Paul in the first chapter of Romans indicated that everything there is to be known about God (His eternal power and Divine nature) can be clearly seen. He goes on to say that people express their rejection of Truth in many ways with dire consequence to mankind, but we find the punch line at the beginning of chapter Two.
“You therefore have no excuse, you who pass judgement on someone else, for at whatever point you judge the other you are condemning yourself because you who pass judgement do the same things.”
Judgementalism– the contempt for the mercy of God- this, I submit, is the unpardonable sin.