Tyron Edwards - “The slanderer and the assassin differ only in the weapon they use; with the one it is the dagger, with the other the tongue. The former is worse that the latter, for the last only kills the body, while the other murders the reputation.”
These words are really challenging for us to read, but they reveal the real damage that slander can do to someone's reputation. It is for this reason that James wrote:
"Brothers, do not slander
one another. Anyone who speaks against his brother or judges him speaks against
the law and judges it. When you judge the law, you are not keeping it but
sitting in judgment on it. There is only one Lawgiver and Judge, the one who is
able to save and destroy. But you—who are you to judge your neighbor?" -James 4:11-12
Jesus also knew that our hearts are dangerous organs - they can give us so much life, but they can also cause a lot of harm. He said: “For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality,
theft, false testimony, slander” - Matthew
15:19.
As much as it was a problem in the early church, it is still a problem today. How can we avoid slander happening in our circle of influence?
Living in Grace
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