Judgment (Continued)

Matt 18: ¹⁵ “If your brother or sister^[a] sins,^[b] go and point out their fault, just between the two of you. If they listen to you, you have won them over. ¹⁶ But if they will not listen, take one or two others along, so that ‘every matter may be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.’^{[c] 17} If they still refuse to listen, tell it to the church; and if they refuse to listen even to the church, treat them as you would a pagan or a tax collector.
Yesterday I concluded that the worst form of judgment from my perspective, is to look down upon someone and determine that they are not worthy or deserving of the good news of Christ.  I might be the only messenger of Christ they ever meet and to fail to be a good witness may condemn them to a life in Hell.  Clearly this is not my appointed role and would invite judgment upon myself as well.
Today, I think it important to take on the lie that we are not to confront sin.  Clearly we are all sinners and therefore stand in need of a savior (Rom 3:23, Rom 14:10), therefore as many have said, the ground is level at the cross.  Yet to fail to point out the sin in others is a problem at the very core of my love condition.  James 5: ²⁰ remember this: Whoever turns a sinner from the error of their way will save them from death and cover over a multitude of sins. So to be silent is to condemn them to "a multitude of sins!"  We know that there are consequences to sin both on earth and after and to fail to care enough about someone to simply allow them to go on sinning without confrontation is to stand and watch them suffer. 
Obviously, however, I'm not appointed to correct everyone.  Matthew 18 shows us that if a "brother or sister sins against me" I'm to confront them.  I'm not appointed to be everyone's accountability partner.  This, to me, is why we have small groups in church - to develop close relationships within which we can both encourage and hold each other accountable.  So part of our Christian discipline, in addition to worship, prayer, study, and service to others, is accountability.  Our first priority should be to submit to accountability to ensure we are pure 1 Tim 5:  ²² Do not be hasty in the laying on of hands, and do not share in the sins of others. Keep yourself pure.  Once we submit to accountability and studied scripture such that we correctly handle it (2 Tim 2:15), THEN can we love others by pointing out sin.  We must avoid the temptation, however, to rush to do so.  Gal 6:1 Brothers and sisters, if someone is caught in a sin, you who live by the Spirit should restore that person gently. But watch yourselves, or you also may be tempted.
To be continued