When do we "live at peace with all men (as much as is possible)" and when do we "confront [a person] to his face"? Both of these situations are laid out in scripture and both involve Christians dealing with Christians.
Quite often we are told that we must submit and not stir up trouble. This is usually the course of action requested by those in charge. And at other times we are encouraged to fight against some perceived error, the encouragement to stand against error typically coming from the more energetic folks (read "younger").
My father's Navigators blog is currently doing a expositional series from Paul's epistle to the Galatians. In the post What makes Christianity tick? my father is dealing with a lack of unity Paul had to deal with. The following is a snippet from that post:
There was no unity here. No peace! But Paul was not the problem, though he instigated the troublous moment. It was Peter and he had to be rebuked! His behavior of separating from fellow believers on the basis of race was totally disconcerting to Gentile believers and, I might add, very dishonoring to the Lord.
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