I noticed you said that you condmen none for their sins . Nor do i , its why i warn brethren that are in sin to repent of said sin .
And it dont matter what the sin is . I see no love in allowing brethren to remain in sin . No love at all .
Love would correct . Love would correct .
Hate leaves one in danger . I will leave us with this reminder from the bible to prove that very point .
Hate not your neighbor in your heart , you shall in any way correct them and not allow sin upon them .
In this day and age this reminder must be sounded out . I , with tears in my eyes , am watching
churches fail their own people and when leaven is not corrected , IT leavens them up to the full .
I have seen to many churches fail and fall under the seeker friendly message . IT wont work .
IF we love we correct . AND your right , ITS NOT just one sin we correct its any sin .
Rom 2:4,
Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance?
God does not lead anyone to repentance by focusing on their sin. It's
His goodness that draws people to Him. That's simple enough to understand. Everybody knows about their own sins. What they don't know is how good God will be to them if they only knew how good He really is, and that's what we should tell them. Give them the Word and nothing but the Word. It's His Word that effectively works in people when the hear and believe it. But the hearing comes first, so we have to tell them. Then, if they believe, God will give the increase. But they're sure not likely to believe God if we just tell them how bad they are.
I once had an alcoholic who was pretty drunk at the time come to a Bible Study I was conducting. I gave him a good lashing on all the perils of alcohol, thinking I was doing the Lord's work. Was I ever wrong! He at once started to cry while saying, "I came here to learn the Bible and get out of what I'm in. Instead you just told me what I already knew. I am an alcoholic, and I can tell you way more about it's perils than you'll ever know. I really was hoping for help" Wow! I was cut to the core, but I learned right then and there that people in need, gays included, don't need to hear about their sin. Deep inside they are already very aware of that. What they need to hear is,
not their sin, but
the savior from sin. That day left an impression on me that I'll never forget. I just try to explain to people that not matter where they are in life, there is a sure anchor they can rely on, that being of course the Lord Jesus Christ. I find that far more effective in helping people out of whatever sin it is that they are in.
Isa 55:11,
So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper [in the thing] whereto I sent it.
We don't dispel darkness by focusing on the darkness. Instead we introduce light and that does the trick every time! It's the love of God that never fails.
I'm aware of how we should treat a brother and sister who sins, but that is another story. Being born again, they already know at least something of God's goodness and How He reproves and corrects. But a new babe needs love most of all. That is how they will grow up and be less likely to need reproof and correction later on. Of course we all need reproof and correction to some degree, but as we learn more and more about God's goodness, those bad habits have a way of fading away into oblivion.