The Sin Of Gossip

IOI CHRISTIAN MORNING MEAL

TOPIC: The Sin Of Gossip

A Christian does not talk about the private affairs of others.

You and I don't take the sin of gossip as seriously as we ought.
We would if we understood it better. Seems like a small sin when compared to others.
It is not a small sin to God ( Rom. 1:28-32).

WHAT IS GOSSIP?

1. Random House College Dictionary: "Idle talk or rumor, esp. about the personal or private affairs of others."

I think most of us know what we're talking about.
Talk about a person (true or not!) showing them in a less than positive light!

2. There are times, of course, when truth about others, however harsh, must be shared with third parties.
Those times are few and far between.
We should always exercise great care in talking to someone else about a person who is not present.

Here's the key for getting a handle on gossip--it is information about another person TRUE or NOT, showing them in a less than positive light.

Hebrew word for "slander" simply means "bad report."

It's what Joseph did to his brothers (Gen. 37:2).
There was a law against this sort of thing in Israel Leviticus 19:16 KJV
Thou shalt not go up and down as a talebearer among thy people: neither shalt thou stand against the blood of thy neighbour: I am the Lord .
CONTINUE TOMORROW

LET US PRAY
DEAR LORD JESUS
TEACH US TO DO RIGHT AND TREAT OTHERS RIGHT IN JESUS NAME

Share this meal
Good morning friends