There is this saying: "Some of the meanest people you will ever meet are Christians".
It is sad but true. Many of us forget our place as Christians. It is our job to shine the light on the hope that Christ Jesus holds out. Not to sit in judgment over people. As the Apostle Paul points out in Romans 2, the ones who appoint themselves as judge are just as guilty as those whom they are judging.
So many of us brag about how much we love God and how unashamed we are of Him, but then treat people with such contempt. Our actions and our words, all too often, don't match up (Isaiah 29:13).
As Christians, we will be the only Jesus some people ever see. We have to be careful with our words and actions. We are to love our neighbors as ourselves (Luke 10:25-37).
Just because someone is living a lifestyle that you don't agree with, doesn't mean you have to be confrontational with them. We should love them anyway (Romans 12:18), and demonstrate the love of Christ Jesus in our actions and attitudes and words. If you read the gospels, you will notice that the only people Jesus was confrontational with were the religious leaders. He spent His time with tax collectors and prostitutes. He loved the weirdoes.
Let's be the reason someone comes to Christ. Not the people Paul talked about in Romans 2:24.
