As I read this it just made me think of how our love for people has to be greater then our love for being right. We can love each other and still direct our focus on God and what the bible says about life. Our sinful actions are usually taken because we are still learning to die to self and understand who is the most important, but as we continue to grow and learn our love grows and we don't see our sin as a need. Christ welcomed and shared with people who were needing Him because they were caught in their sin. He didn't say get better then hang out with me, He wants us to come and open our heart so as we grow God will transform us so we desire His will. Look at Romans chapter 12 verses 1-2 which say, "And so, dear brothers and sisters, I plead with you to give your bodies to God because of all He has done for you. Let them be a living and holy sacrifice- the kind He will find acceptable. This is truly the way to worship Him. Don't copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God's will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect."
Jesus loved people where they were at but He always taught them to stop sinning or doing what they wanted and to focus on what God has done for them. It's not about knowing what to say and not doing anything it's about learning what to do and then saying God you transform me because I love you. Our job isn't to change people our job is to love like Christ by planting and watering the seeds that are here. God will help people see the truth and as we love them and they are willing to seek they will find. We all need to forget where we were at and look forward to where Jesus has opened the door for us to be.
In that we all need to surrender our will and our desires so that God's will is seen through us. Jesus died for all sin in the world not just some sin so whatever the sin is we all must die to it and not let it be what defines us. The love of Christ defines us as we live for Him so as we grow we can say no to all the things that controlled us before. In Galatians chapter 5 verses 19-21 Paul gives us a good look at what needs to go. "When you follow the desires of your sinful nature, the results are very clear: sexual immorality, impurity, lustful pleasure, idolatry, sorcery, hostility, quarreling, jealousy, outburst of anger, self ambition, dissention, division, envy, drunkenness, wild parties, and other sins like these. Let me tell you again, as I have before, that anyone living that sort of life will not inherit the Kingdom of God." Our love can help people see what is wrong by being there for them as they grow and learn. If they don't want to open up to what God is teaching then they will reap what they sow, but all of us that open our hearts and seek Jesus' life will get exactly what they ask for. God is love and wants us to be with Him so He is slow to send Jesus back so we can continue to learn and let Him transform us. Amen