Accommodating All

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Naturally, after one has already met Jesus, there is always this tendency to see other people as nothing, I mean seeing those that are less Christians as automatic hell candidates. Or one could start feeling more better a Christian than the fellow still struggling with sin. That is wrong, and I hope you know that God has no favorites, He is pleased with as many that obey Him with all sincerity of heart. You shouldn't say because your roommate is in an ungodly relationship you are better than him or her; or because, you serve God with all you have, and now look down on those who are yet to serve God. Take the story of the landowner that hired laborers at different hours of the day, and still paid equal wages to each of them (Matt 20:1-16).
I had this roommate, although a Christian but was immoral in her ways. At first, I ignored her and used to see her a sinner who covers up by going to church. After a while, the Holy Spirit showed me my wrong through Romans 14, and from then on, I was at peace with her. If you have a roommate that sleeps around, or a parent that drinks, please do not despise them, but live peaceably with ALL men, not Christians alone nor your church members only, it says "ALL men". It is not as though you support whatever it is they are doing wrong, but you should hate the sin and not the sinner. And instead of you judging them, or trying to make them change, try to live rightly by God and see what He would do in their lives through your own righteousness. It is not yours to convict a sinner, it is the Holy Spirit's, so don't try to teach Him His work. Work more on yourself to be that person God wants you to be.
But then, what I'm saying is not to stop preaching Christ to them, not at all, you should share the gospel of Christ, only that you should so lovingly, and not with a phrase like this "Hey! You, accept Christ or you rot in hell" or "Mom, if you won't stop adultery, I'm no longer your son". Would Jesus preach that way? No. So, stop judging and start loving.
On a final note, "let he that thinks he stands take heed lest he falls". Shalom.

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