Originally Posted by Tom F
Is it not beneficial to those who sin, to have their sins confronted? As it has been mentioned in this thread, sometimes people are not even aware of their transgressions against others. Aren't we actually helping them a lot when we point out their offenses to them.

The idea of just "forgiving" everybody all the time seems cowardly and ultimately not very beneficial to the body of Christ. How else will some people become aware of their sinful behavior if they are never confronted?

I agree with you, although I believe that one needs to check their motives before doing so. I.e. take the beam out of our own eye, before trying to take the splinter out of someone else’s.
Sometimes the most loving thing to do is to confront. It is not always easy to know how we should approach it either.
Someone who is open to rebuke and correction will take what is said and learn from it. Others will say something like; who are you to judge me, we are not supposed to judge. In other words they are trying to justify their actions, by acting like the offended.
Although I will not mention the offence, I had a particular occasion in which I was able to present Scripture, asking them what the passage was saying. To make a long story short, he repented.
This is not necessarily typical, but it confirmed to me what the Word of God can do to a fertile heart.

Tom