1. World’s Standard
Mind your own business
Do your own thing

2. God’s Standard

3. Galatians 6:1-2 - Dear brothers and sisters, if another Christian is overcome by some sin, you who are godly should gently and humbly help that person back onto the right path. And be careful not to fall into the same temptation yourself. Share each other's troubles and problems, and in this way obey the law of Christ.

4. Matthew 5: "So if you are standing before the altar in the Temple, offering a sacrifice to God, and you suddenly remember that someone has something against you, leave your sacrifice there beside the altar. Go and be reconciled to that person. Then come and offer your sacrifice to God.

5. Matthew 18:15 - "If another believer sins against you, go privately and point out the fault. If the other person listens and confesses it, you have won that person back.

6. Constructive Confrontation – When?

7. Dishonoring to God
Romans 2: You are so proud of knowing the law, but you dishonor God by breaking it. No wonder the Scriptures say, "The world blasphemes the name of God because of you

8. Damaging your relationship
Lev.19:17 - "Do not nurse hatred in your heart for any of your relatives. "Confront your neighbors directly so you will not be held guilty for their crimes.

9. Hurting Others
Prov10:17 - People who accept correction are on the pathway to life, but those who ignore it will lead others astray.

10. Hurting the Offender
James 5: My dear brothers and sisters, if anyone among you wanders away from the truth and is brought back again, you can be sure that the one who brings that person back will save that sinner from death and bring about the forgiveness of many sins.

11. Avoid…
Being a Busy Body 2 Thess. 3:11 - Yet we hear that some of you are living idle lives, refusing to work and wasting time meddling in other people's business

12. Making Excuses

13. I’m not supposed to judge anyone
I’m not supposed to judge anyone. Matthew 7:1-5 - "Stop judging others, and you will not be judged. For others will treat you as you treat them. Whatever measure you use in judging others, it will be used to measure how you are judged.

14. And why worry about a speck in your friend's eye when you have a log in your own? How can you think of saying, `Let me help you get rid of that speck in your eye,' when you can't see past the log in your own eye? Hypocrite! First get rid of the log from your own eye; then perhaps you will see well enough to deal with the speck in your friend's eye.

15. I’ll just grin and bear it
I’ll just grin and bear it. Matt 5:39 - But I say, don't resist an evil person! If you are slapped on the right cheek, turn the other, too.

16. Who am I to tell someone else what to do?

17. It’s God’s job to show a person where they are wrong.

18. 2 Tim. 2: The Lord's servants must not quarrel but must be kind to everyone. They must be able to teach effectively and be patient with difficult people. They should gently teach those who oppose the truth. Perhaps God will change those people's hearts, and they will believe the truth.

19. Eph 4:15 - Instead, we will hold to the truth in love, becoming more and more in every way like Christ, who is the head of his body, the church.