James 1:26 (NLT)
26 If you claim to be religious but don’t control your tongue, you are fooling yourself, and your religion is worthless.
Recently I came across a post where an internet radio show was looking for a "Christian" gossip host. This struck me as very odd and very wrong considering gossip goes against many teachings. From Moses to Jesus to Paul and James, all have warned us against gossip.
To further understand this, we should look at the definition of gossip..........
Websters defines gossip as:
"Casual or unconstrained conversation or reports about other people, typically involving details that are not confirmed as being true."
Doesn't sound very Christian now does it? That's because it is not............
Words have incredible power. With a word you can lift someone up or tear them down. Words can be the difference between life and death both physically and Spiritually. Jesus himself tells us about the power of words in Matthews Gospel:
Matthew 12:36-37 (KJV)
36 But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.
37 For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.
The fact is my friends that words are our most precious gift, and we should be using this gift to lift people up, and bring them to Christ not to tell idle tales that get more and more twisted every time that they are retold.
Gossip is a tool of the devil to drives wedges and discord among the Body Of Christ. It has no purpose except to destroy.
My advice and the instruction of The Bible is to leave it alone. Spend the time that you were going to gossip in Prayer. James was very passionate about this whole subject. Read James 3 and test what you are going to say against what he said in his letter to the tribes. Here is a taste:
James 3:6 (NLT)
6 And the tongue is a flame of fire. It is a whole world of wickedness, corrupting your entire body. It can set your whole life on fire, for it is set on fire by hell itself
God Bless you all and have a great week!!
Pastor Brian
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