The Holy Bible talks about how the tongue cannot be tamed: "The tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell." James 3:6. (KJV). "Lying lips are an abomination to the Lord: but they that deal truly are his delight" Proverbs 12:22.(KJV) "He that speaketh truth sheweth forth righteousness: but the tongue of the wise is health. There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise is health." Proverbs 12:17.(KJV). PASTOR JOHN COLLINS in MARIETTA PA and BRISTOL TN atBRINGING BACK GOD and on blogtalkradio.com has spoken out about taming the tongue-curbing slander and gossip, about not being busybodies and thinking before you speak.
So many times people cannot leave well enough alone. They see someone who is hurting and instead of being Christian, and giving a hand up, they kick them and continue to kick them while they are down, or behind their back. There are some people that when a Christian does help them out, instead of being thankful and grateful, they give lip service behind the Christian's back and stir up all kinds of problems, in addition, they look for more help rather than helping themselves, as if they are owed something. Christians who actually do help people out by giving a hand up, not a hand out, are rare today. Jesus died leaving apostles to spread the news of the Christian way, to love thy neighbor and to help thy neighbor. This has been lost on the population today. Rather than accepting help, and being thankful, people who are not Christian do not understand that helping others is helping yourself on the road to salvation, promised by the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus. Those who are non Christian see Christians as a means to an end, having no faith, taking advantage and sowing discord as they go. When they don't get what they want from the Christian, they lash out even more.
This is a slap in God's face. Instead of them seeing the Christian as someone who is trying to save their soul, they attack them, they attack the church, and sometimes question God why can't they have more? Sooner or later, God will take vengeance on these people. Jesus says to turn the other cheek, but you can only do that so many times before God sees that an intervention needs to happen. God's vengeance is very plain in the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, God's vengeance is detailed in Acts when Ananias and his wife were killed for lying to the Holy Ghost, in how the Israelites roamed the desert for 40 years until that generation died and none were left of the original peoples who left Egypt. God only lets it go so far, then his wrath comes forth.
Gossip and slander is equivalent to the sins of murder and adultery. "Speak not evil one of another, brethren, he that speaks evil of his brother and judges his brother speaks evil of the law and judges the law, but if you judge the law you are not a doer of the law but a judge. There is one lawgiver that is able to save and to destroy. Who are you that judges another?" James 4:11-12. Gossip and slander murder reputations. Reputations take a lifetime to build, and only seconds to destroy has been said by PASTOR JOHN COLLINS both in sermons and on blogtalkradio. Murder is murder, whether it is physical or whether is it verbal. It is a sin and it is wrong: it is as wrong to murder someone or a church with words as it is to physically kill someone with a gun or a knife. People just don't see it as the same thing, but it is very very clear in the Bible. All through it.
Stop falsely attacking others' reputation. Stop gaining pride at the expense of others. Become humble, have humility. God saves those who have humility. God will have vengeance on those who maliciously attack Christians who have been wronged by gossip and slander. PASTOR JOHN COLLINS preaches humbling yourself and making a u-turn in your actions, go back toward the cross and the salvation of Jesus Christ. There is only one way to save yourself, and it is to repent your actions and seek forgiveness.
If you want to talk to someone about gossip and slander, stop by BRINGING BACK GODin BRISTOL, TN and you can talk to PASTOR JOHN COLLINS or one of the others of the church family.
God bless you.