"Remind the people to be subject to rulers and authorities, to be obedient, to be ready to do whatever is good, to slander no one, to be peaceable and considerate, and to show true humility toward all men. At one time we too were foolish, disobedient, deceived and enslaved by all kinds of passions and pleasures ... He saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of His mercy... so that, having been justified by His grace, we might become heirs having the hope of eternal life." Titus 3:1-7 (NIV)
The Apostle Paul told Titus to remind the people to do good and slander no one. He said, at one time we all were just as bad as they are now. God saved them because of His mercy, not because of anything that they had done.
The same is true for us today. We really should no talk about the sins that anyone else is committing, for at one time we were just as sinful, if not worse. We should not act "holier that thou" because of where we are now in our Christian walk, we too have a sinful past. We are where we are now by the grace of God and by His mercy. We should remember that when we deal with those that are lost or recently converted.
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