Discipline or Persecution

I realize there is a difference between discipline and persecution. However, I am having trouble discerning which is which in my daily interactions. Do I persecute the body instead of discipline the body?

Recently, my Christian friends were verbally attacked for their faith by other Christians. These critics consider it godly to berate styles of worship foreign to their own. These critics accuse their brothers and sisters of blasphemy. There is a voice of love, but there is also a voice of accusation. How can you know the voice of love?

The bible instructs the church to confront Christians who are in sin. The Bible also instructs Christians to stay accountable to each other. But, false correction is self serving and motivated by hatred. I get spiritually violent when I hear the voice of the accuser. I love my brothers and sisters. I love them more than my desire to be right.

I know I have spoken with malice in the past. I know not all my words are edifying and motivated by love. I am trying to correct this fault. I am surrounded by Christians who love to judge, and it is hard to break away from it. The world will not know us by how right we are; the world will know by our love for one another.