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- The Bible is not ambiguous about slander. God told the Israelites early on, “You shall not go around as a slanderer among your people, and you shall not stand up against the life of your neighbor: I am the LORD” (Lev.19:16).
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- Helping Each Other Fight Slanderlink
- A Word About Slander and Abusive Situationslink
Sometimes saying something untrue and damaging about someone is bold and blunt. But often slander is insidiously subtle, especially since we have heard slander all our lives in almost every context and grown accustomed to it. This means we must heighten our sensitivity to it and lower our tolerance of it. Slander can wear a hundred masks. I’ll ment...
This devaluing is at the heart of what makes slander evil. The Bible tells us, “A good name is to be chosen rather than great riches, and favor is better than silver or gold” (Proverbs 22:1). In this context, a good name represents a person’s character, which is the most valuable thing about their identity. A good name is who we are in the minds of...
The foremost slanderer we must silence is the one inside us. Full of malignant pride, our sin natures are not interested in truth, but in self-glory. So they seek to manipulate others through slander (or flattery) for our own selfish benefit. Sin (and therefore our demonic harassers) seizes on a concern for or an offense we’ve received from another...
When someone slanders another to us, we must remember that we are not mainly fighting flesh and blood, but spiritual forces of evil (Ephesians 6:12). Satan knows that slander deadens and splits churches, poisons friendships, and fractures families. He knows slander quenches the Holy Spirit, kills love, short-circuits spiritual renewal, undermines t...
There are times when it is necessary and not slanderous to discuss or share information that is damaging to a person’s reputation. Remember, slander is untruedamaging information. But sometimes a person’s real sins are of such a nature that they must become public for the sake of justice and individual safety. Here are just a few sample scenarios: ...
God will destroy those who slander others, those who prevent the punishment of criminals, and those who tell lies to keep honest people from getting justice. So now the LORD, the God of Israel, who ...
Aug 28, 2024 · Responding to slander about oneself is biblically complicated in a way that some other questions—say, “Should I have an affair?” or “Should I embezzle from my company?” —are not.
May 17, 2019 · Becoming victims of slander or malicious gossip can be difficult to bear. However, God calls us to exhibit a very specific kind of response in such circumstances. Years ago, I received a letter from a friend who is a pastor at a church in California.
1 Corinthians 4:13-18. New International Version. 13 when we are slandered, we answer kindly. We have become the scum of the earth, the garbage of the world—right up to this moment. Paul’s Appeal and Warning.
What to do when you hear slander about yourself according to the book of Ecclesiastes. This is a Bible tip from the series “Wisdom in the Word,” where we study the biblical art of wisdom. Today’s tip is about how to react when you overhear someone curse you or say something terrible about you.
