Broken Lenses on Two Very Different Things

Who are we to judge? Is God not the judge of all... however due to the misconception and misguided perception of the difference between Judgement and Accountability, the church has become a place to fear and not a place to love.
For the sake of seeking a Holy God we have abandoned furthering the kingdom of God for legalism. To tell the truth I am tired of it, I am tired of the fact that people when walking into a church building feel the need to hide their sin rather then confess it, not only to God but to their brothers and sisters in Christ.
If you have ears to hear, and eyes to see, truly I tell you... The people of God are not perfect. We may live with the lie, and tell our testimonies like we WERE ONCE SINNERS. But this is not true, we are sinners, you see grace in its definition is "The Attribute of God whereby He shows His goodness to those who deserve punishment". Here's an idea, or rather a truth... If we are perpetually washed in the Grace of God... does that not mean that we still technically deserve punishment? Because grace is "God's goodness to those WHO DESERVE PUNISHMENT"... doesn't the lyrics in the song go "If Grace is an ocean we're all drowning". SO WE ARE STILL SINNERS! WHY BECAUSE WE NEED GRACE! WHY BECAUSE WE STILL DESERVE PUNISHMENT.

So here's the thing, why then if this is true, if we believe this in the very core of our faith, do we go to church, pick up our Bible's and walk out of our house thinking we are better then everyone, that everyone needs us to tell them what they are doing wrong and what they should be doing right? Now hear me out, I am not saying that we should let everyone go on their merry way of living in sin, it may sound like I am saying that. But this is what I am saying. There if a difference between Judgement and Accountability.
Judgement (in the human sense of the word) is the act of looking down you nose at someone thinking you are higher then them and telling them everything they are doing wrong to make them lower then
yourself.  
Accountability is the act of coming along side someone and putting your arm around them and saying "Hey lets work through this together, I can kind of understand because I have gone through some crap in my life too".
You see the difference? Now here's the thing, I bet you anything that you didn't see accountability as that! That you had a marred view of what accountability is.
If we understand this then things begin to change. People begin to feel comfortable around us. they begin to see us as someone they can come to and talk with, that instead of shaking their head and finger at all their flaws, issues, problems and faults, they can come and have someone who will help them walk through these things, bringing them to Christ.
So look at your life... are you a judgement pro-claimer, an accountability helper, and are you willing to seek accountability yourself? are you willing to admit to God and to others you are not perfect, and will never be without God continually working in your life?