[BHughesNC]

Originally Posted by Accountable

I agree with virtually all of your opening post, Bobby. Well done. This sentence doesn't fit well in it, though. Are you saying we, as Christians, should be publicly condemning those who live sinful lives? I see that as counterproductive. We shine our light to attract others, not necessarily to expose them -- to draw them out of the darkness, rather than catching them misbehaving in it. I'll leave condemnation up to Him, lest I condemn the wrong person.

Thanks for your illuminating input. The point I was trying to make is that some Christians are satisfied with leaving sin in the dark. If we do not expose sin as sin we can just ignore it. My feeling is that some people do not know certain behaviors are sinful because no one has exposed it as sin.

Thanks condemnation is totally the wrong word. I do believe that sin needs to be exposed as sin. I think there are Christians who burn their own personal candles dimly so as not to expose their own sin.

Thanks again for your input. I really appreciate it.

Bobby