I was reading a sign a street preacher was holding up and it said, "Stop sinning!" and I thought to myself, "
Why doesn't he practice what he preaches?" For that matter, anyone stating to another to stop sinning is a hypocrite, because we are all in need of Jesus Christ. The preacher himself still sins and still needs Jesus. There is not a moment in our life that we have somehow met a standard where Christ is no longer needed. We are dependent upon Him, and the reality that He has imputed His righteousness to us. We are, indeed, saved by grace through faith.
Telling a sinner to stop sinning is like telling water to stop being wet. Its illogical. The fact is we all fall short of God's glory and we are all completely and solely dependent upon Jesus. The preacher doesn't need to tell people to stop sinning, he needs to tell them to believe in Jesus Christ who saves them from their sins! The preacher needs to get his eyes off of sin and get them on Jesus, in the same way he needs to lead people into stop looking at themselves (self-righteousness) and look to Christ as their savior (righteousness that is of faith).
Everyone wants to focus on sin when the focus should be on belief in Jesus Christ. It's a matter of perspective, and perspective matters. Yes, sin is transgression. Yes, sin is terrible. Yes, sin's penalty is death. Guess what? Its been paid! Jesus Christ's work is finished! Whoo hoo! The way to reconciliation has been made, and it is through The Way, Jesus Christ.
You have sin? We all do. However, get your eyes off your sin and get them onto your Savior who has paid its penalty, once and for all! Praise God, Hallelujah! lol