Are you violating Matthew 18 if you publically disagree with a fellow Christian?

Question from a reader:

Are you violating Matthew 18 if you publically disagree with a fellow Christian? For example, if you are referencing a book that you disagree with?

Answer from Randy Alcorn:

Matthew 18 says “If your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault, between you and him alone”? If someone disagrees with something I’ve written, I certainly don’t view him as having sinned against me. Does the person with the opposing view think that I have sinned against him? If so, then we would definitely need to talk. My belief is that whenever ...

I disagree with some of your theological positions. Are you open to discussing them?

No two humans will have an identical theology. I cannot explain all of my convictions without long discussions and turning not to a few select passages here and there, but dozens and dozens and dozens of them. And if I took eight hours to explain what I believe and why, I think you would have as many or more questions about my explanation than about my original statements of faith.