Posts with the tag: slander

How Do You Effectively Respond to a GOSSIPER?

Now & then you’ll come across a person who’s addicted to gossip & slander. Such people are toxic faultfinders who naturally try to draw you into their “choice morsels” of corrupt talk (Proverbs 18:8 & 26:22). For anyone who thinks gossip & slander are harmless and, besides, “everyone does it,” here are a handful of […]

What Is FAULTFINDING? What’s Wrong With It?

Jude warned believers in the 1st Century about false teachers; notice how he describes them: These people are grumblers and faultfinders; they follow their own evil desires; they boast about themselves and flatter others for their own advantage. Jude 1:16 The one description we want to focus on is ‘faultfinder.’ A faultfinder is someone who […]

What Is the UNPARDONABLE SIN (Blasphemy Against the Holy Spirit)?

Let’s read the two most informative accounts of when the Lord detailed the unpardonable sin: And the teachers of the law who came down from Jerusalem said, “He is possessed by Beelzebul! By the prince of demons he is driving out demons.” 23 So Jesus called them over to him and began to speak to them in parables: “How […]

What did Jude mean about not daring to bring a Slanderous Accusation against the Devil?

The subject of the passage is established in verse 4: “godless men who change the grace of our God into a license for immorality and deny Jesus Christ our sovereign and Lord.” That is, they deny Christ through their unrepentant immoral actions; see Titus 1:16.

Spirit of the World — What is It?

The same Greek word for “world” in 1 Corinthians 2:12 is also used in Ephesians 2:2. “The ruler of the air, the spirit who in now at work in those who are disobedient” would be satan and, by extension, his filthy spirits.

Why GOSSIP & SLANDER Are So Evil

Gossip that involves talking about others behind their backs in either a derogatory fashion or concerning personal matters is wrong according to the Bible.