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littlelaura
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Hello, I am new to this forum!! 
My name is Laura. I have a question to ask regarding the Church’s teaching on judging others.
Over the years I have had friends and family members admit to me that they are living lives of sin usually involving the flesh. They are having sex outside of marriage, committing adultery, or they are living with their boyfriend and girlfriend.
They know my beliefs, but they still assume that I should stay quiet about their actions. However, I have always believed that it is my duty to teach my friends that they should repent. Each one of these friends have told me that I am judging them.
I do not know how to respond to them because I suppose that yes, I am judging.
I mean, aren’t they telling me what’s in the Bible? Luke 6:37 : “Do not judge that you may not be judged”. Matthew 7:1: “Judge not, that you be not judged. For with what judgment you judge, you will be judged; and with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you.”
So is it wrong to tell the adulterer or the thief that their actions are sinful?
Recently a friend of mine has told me that she cheating on her boyfriend. She’s now pregnant and is planning on having an abortion. I tried to advise her on what to do, but she called me preachy and intolerant.
My name is Laura. I have a question to ask regarding the Church’s teaching on judging others.Over the years I have had friends and family members admit to me that they are living lives of sin usually involving the flesh. They are having sex outside of marriage, committing adultery, or they are living with their boyfriend and girlfriend.
They know my beliefs, but they still assume that I should stay quiet about their actions. However, I have always believed that it is my duty to teach my friends that they should repent. Each one of these friends have told me that I am judging them.
I do not know how to respond to them because I suppose that yes, I am judging.
I mean, aren’t they telling me what’s in the Bible? Luke 6:37 : “Do not judge that you may not be judged”. Matthew 7:1: “Judge not, that you be not judged. For with what judgment you judge, you will be judged; and with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you.”
So is it wrong to tell the adulterer or the thief that their actions are sinful?
Recently a friend of mine has told me that she cheating on her boyfriend. She’s now pregnant and is planning on having an abortion. I tried to advise her on what to do, but she called me preachy and intolerant.