And yet, those mired in sins of the flesh are not as much to blame or will be held to as harsh of judgment as those who act in pride and judge them as being sinners. So I am sinning "worse" here for commenting on this than they are who are living in adultery. Now I guess my main fault here is talking about it, stating that they are living in sin and that they are in a very dangerous spiritual place.
I'm not acting in charity because of this. The girlfriend is kind and loving, she only has done what she has done because she wants to be loved. She has not actually committed a real "sin" here because while maybe misguided, she was only acting out of her weakness and need.
I, on the other hand, am a harsh critic, prone to fault finding and legalism. I minded someone else's business by noticing what appears to be a very serious transgression and questioning it.
This is what I'm struggling with....and the only way to function is to close my eyes and ears (and definitely close my mouth!) to all of that and focus on my own life.
It's only a problem when I have to go to their house. Or other situations of a similar nature. But then I've been admonished with the "Jesus ate with sinners.." who are YOU to feel discomfort with this situation? It's their problem, not yours. You're called to be an example of the Faith. That's it.
And so it goes.