Jesus focused on individuals, not groups (the story of the Samaritan woman at the well, for example). He was after people’s hearts, hence His deeply personal approach to those whom He encountered.
Of course, Jesus never compromised the truth. Unless you repent, you will all likewise perish. — Luke 13:3
When somebody is sinning or “living in sin”, what we should do for them or to them is to love them unconditionally and pray for them without ceasing. According to Jesus, the second greatest commandment is to love our neighbour as ourselves. We know what happened when the lawyer was foolish enough to put Jesus to the test by asking who his neighbour was. After telling the Parable of the Good Samaritan, Jesus asks the lawyer which man in the parable proved to be a neighbour to the man who fell among robbers. The lawyer responds, “The one who showed him mercy”. Jesus told him to go and do likewise (Luke 10:25-37).
Billy Graham put it best when he famously said, “It is the Holy Spirit’s job to convict, God’s job to judge, and my job to love.”
Reference: Devotionals Daily by Becket Cook, author of A Change in Affection.
