The sin of gossip can be really hard to define precisely for every possible situation. Is it gossip anytime two or more people are talking about someone else? Does gossip always include revealing a confidence or spreading a rumor? Is it gossiping to warn against false teachers, implement church discipline, or discuss a widespread, public news story? Join us as we tackle these scenarios and more, and see what Scripture has to say about gossip, slander, rumors and secrets.
Resources:
If it’s gossip, let it go. Naomi’s Table
Got Questions’ articles on gossip
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On Doreen’s video near the end, you imply that slander can be true.
That’s wrong.
Words have definitions.
The word slander refers to a statement that is false. ALWAYS.
Apart from that point, I must say that this is an important discussion and I especially appreciated the Scripture verses cited.
I was the victim of gossip and backbiting in a well-known Bible study and I never got the chance to give my side of the story (which made everything so much worse) simply because the gossiper and backbiter (and probably slanderer) was “a leader”.