How long can we legitimately hold another person's sin against them? We certainly can hold others accountable for their sin against us. Read Matthew 18 and you will see that you can press the matter to the point where the entire church decides to dis-fellowship the person if they refuse to hear all appeals.
So how long should we practically hold another person's sin against them?
I'm not absolutely sure, but here is a thought to consider towards forming a conclusion.
How long? How about until you begin to pray? That would seem long enough.
After all Jesus said, "And whenever you stand praying, forgive, if anything you have against anyone, so that your Father, the one in heaven may forgive your trespasses. But if you do not forgive, neither your Father in heaven will forgive your trespasses."
So, I would say that all of us can hold sins against other people all the way up until we decide to pray. Once we begin to pray, we should forgive.
In this way we will be able to tell those among us who are praying without ceasing and those who have paused in order to be able to hold others sins against them for a while longer.
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