Our modern Christian teachings drive the point of "the greatest command is to love." Jesus was friend of sinners after all. It is the greatest command, after all. We're told not to judge.
But what did the passage on judgement mean? If you read it through, it says to deal with the speck AFTER your own log. It doesn't say to never remove your brothers speck. Furthermore, we are told to rebuke sin. Lastly, we are commanded to preach repentance, wherever we go. Does the command of love contradict the command of demanding repentance? Absolutely not.
As magician Teller said, "How much must you hate someone, to watch them go to hell without doing something?" If you are not preaching repentance to the sinners in your life, you are not loving them. Jesus did it, everywhere he went. And crowds still gathered. None of the sinners he surrounded himself with, kept on sinning. They repented, turning from their sin. Giving it up. Just as he commanded.
Christ makes a startling declaration about people who twist scripture so it's pleasant to hear. They will be cast out on Judgement Day. Jesus was controversial. His message was uncomfortable. People did not want to hear it. But once they did, they repented and grew to desire spending time with Christ.
Repent, turn from your sinful ways. It's one of the most loving messages you can tell someone living in sin.
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