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Graeser that to gossip is sin, I will not assume the conceited position that I can do so by a few words exchanged in Beacon Lights. I vehemently deny any implications that I, in 27 years of preaching and writing, ever taught that reporting evil in the right way to the authorities, that the listening
In Webster’s dictionary, gossip is defined as a groundless rumor. Yet under the general topic of gossip one might discuss such closely related sins as backbiting, and perhaps, even slander. Backbiting is defined by Webster as speaking evil of an absent person, while slander refers to a false report
Gossiping often results in rash judgment on the part of the person who hears only one side of the story and is left to determine the truth just from that one side. Thus the Christian must avoid such situations where rash judgments occur, lest he sin.
How many times have you told someone a secret about somebody else, or even yourself, but only if they promised not to tell another person? Sooner or later the word gets around, whether it’s a true story or not. Why is it that gossip seems to spread like wildfire, whether intentionally or not, yet go
Our actions are not generally so public and are more likely to pass unnoticed. It seems so easy to say something derogatory about another person, or to imply or use innuendo. We sometimes seem so eager to pass along information or send a little “harmless” story on its way. We think nothing of sittin
Schipper and student Richard Moore have used this word in public and said that listening to gossip is wrong, what would they say Eli, the priest, St. Paul and St. John were doing in the above three sets of scripture verses? How would you explain this? Please tell our readers what definition our deno
Sometimes we say things that we heard just in passing, and really don’t know if there is any truth to them; but it feels good to be able to share this knowledge with our friends. And being friends, we are sure that it won’t go any further. It is difficult to keep our mouths shut when we do not use o
We’ve all heard of that dreadful “grapevine.” Sins of gossip and slander are common to all of us. All of us have used our sharp tongues to spread hurtful news about a brother or sister. Sure, all of God’s people fall into sin. Sometimes, these sins are very dreadful sins. Those who fall dreadfully a
The following verse for thought was gleaned from a Loveland, Colorado bulletin: Gossip is the most deadly germ It has neither legs nor wings. It is composed entirely of tales And most of them have stings. E.E. Opdyke -- CK