Let the one who does wrong continue to do wrong; let the vile person continue to be vile; let the one who does right continue to do right; and let the holy person continue to be holy. (NIV)

Operative words are “let them”. As often as sinners have tweaked my righteous sensibilities, I’ve wanted them to STOP and look for a stone to throw! The Father doesn’t make them stop – that I get offended has everything to do with my own religious mind – and the part of me that isn’t like-minded with the Father gets exposed by someone’s sin. Ugh. The Father’s advantage of course is that He knows their end – perhaps He knows they’ll turn to Him – or He defers His appointment with them until they’ve exhausted their life and His grace. Wish I could say I’ve never engaged in a Christian jihad to stamp out sin – rather simply “let them” – while coming apart from such and living a quiet life and working with my hands like Paul advocates. There’s such a huge difference between condemning sin and loving sinners. I’m not sure that it isn’t easier to love sinners than the religious (grin). Tough stuff this being God-minded in such matters.