John MacArthur shares guidelines from Scripture about when to confront sin vs. when to forgive and forget, in “Let ‘Em Know or Let It Go?”

How do we know when we to confront and when to quietly forgive and forget? That’s a good question because most people seem to err on one side or the other. Some people think it is best to overlook every offense and take pride in their tolerance. However, Paul confronted the Corinthians for tolerating sin in the church and rebuked them for failing to deal with a man living in sin (1 Cor. 5).

On the other side of the issue are people who confront over any slight infraction and make themselves intolerable.

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There has been a lot of commentary in and out of the blogosphere on the Ted Haggard situation. I’ve been hesitant to say anything on the subject, because I didn’t want to jump in too quickly, but rather be “slow to speak.” I may still visit this topic in the future, but for the moment, I’ll direct you to Rick Phillips’ commentary on the Reformation21 blog, which is probably the most insightful and most balanced analysis I’ve seen of the situation and our reactions to it:

Rick Phillips: Just Like Ted Haggard?