Let me ask, as a Christian do you occasionally slip up and commit a murder here or there? Or how about theft -- do you occasionally burglarize a home or steal things from the store? You may think this is silly to ask. Of course, a Christian doesn’t behave that way.
What about gossip or slander? Do you engage in idle talk or rumors about others? Do you participate in bad-mouthing or spreading rumors about others? According to the Bible, which sin is less severe? Murder or gossip? I’m sure you get the message.
Paul said, BOTH are sins equally worthy of death.
It seems that we always hear about lying, cheating, drinking, drugs, fornication, stealing, etc. and I would imagine, any of us who consider ourselves good Christians probably have a pretty good lifestyle as far as those things are concerned. But I am noticing that even in our Christian communities, around our Chrsitian friends GOSSIP is still a very real problem.
Romans 1:28 says “Furthermore, since they did not think it worthwhile to retain the knowledge of God, he gave them over to a depraved mind, to do what ought not to be done. 1:29 They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, and malice. They are gossips,
Here, the word of God makes it quite clear that gossip is as much of a sin as anything else, listing it with such things as murder, and deceit.
The words of a gossip are like choice morsels; they go down to a man’s inmost parts” (Prov. 26:22).
This scripture shows us very clearly that gossip is not to be taken lightly. Although sometimes it seems like a funny story or a way to make conversation, it is in reality very wrong and penetrates deeply into our "inmost parts."
Those of us who are aware of the truth of God's word should now know to be very careful, for we will have to give "an account for every idle word we speak."
"Without wood a fire goes out; without gossip a quarrel dies down." Proberbs 26:20
Avoiding Gossip can be very helpful to us in our spiritual growth as well as our everyday lives in the physical. As you can see in this proverb. avoiding gossip is a powerful way of removing quarrels and drama from your lives... and I know we all don't llike drama! lol
I pray that this message finds you in love and that whoesoever has an ear to hear, would hear.
Peace and blessings, Point5
1 comment:
It is really sad that us Christians categorize sins according to to the world's view instead of realizing the disgust of ALL sin as equal! I was watching a kid movie (made by Nickelodeon) today with my seven-year old son. In the movie, an adult character was explaining to a child that a "little lie" is okay, sometimes necessary, and can make others feel good" (paraphrasing). This is the kind of worldly thinking being pumped into us from childhood. Knowing that we are not to be conformed to this world, we must rebuke such evil thinking! Overeating is an equal sin to smoking crack- a little lie is just as worthy of hell fire as a "big" lie, and gossip and backbiting is as filthy as murder and hate! We need to wake up as a church and realize that our Lord is looking for a church without spot or wrinkle- pretending we didn't hear the conviction 'aint gonna cut it! Good post T!
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