What is this?

I went to the Giants game last night in SF. After the game when Sarah and I were leaving the ballpark, there were two or three guys just outside the gate that had megaphones and big signs. They were announcing things such as, "Judgement day is near!" and "Repent for your sins!". They had signs that read, "What will you say to Jesus on judgement day?".

To be honest with you, I was a little frustrated with those guys. They were just trying to scare people into repenting for their sins. I just don't think that is a good way to go about bring people into a relationship with Christ.

It is an incomplete message of what it means to be a Christian. It sounds like all those guys want is for me to repent. If I repent, then what? Can I just go back to my life? Repenting for your sins is not the whole equation. We are in a relationship with God. We cannot just say a prayer for repentance and thats it.

Maybe I'm reading into this too much. It just ticks me off when people only convey part of the gospel message. We are called to repent, turn away from our meaningless existence, and awaken our souls to be in a living relationship with the Living God. I want people to understand that God is stretching out His hand, like Jesus and Peter, to save us. I want people to grab hold of the life, love, and hope Jesus brings. Scaring people into repentance is not enough. Love people like Jesus, and they will see your new life in Christ.