Gossip

A Fool’s Mouth Brings Destruction

We are often confronted in Scripture with the evil that the tongue inflicts on others. A fool finds himself constantly in trouble because he speaks from a heart that is corrupt. In fact his mouth eventually will lead him to destruction if he is not brought to repentance. His sp …

A Whisperer Separates Friends

The words of an ungodly man who gets involved in gossip are like burning fire that pass from his lips and have the scorching malice of hell (v. 27). Gossip is no good! It causes hard feelings and division comes between friends (v 28).The things in this passage can happen to anyon …

IllustrationBefore we are too harsh in judging those scribes and Pharisees of Je …

Before we are too harsh in judging those scribes and Pharisees of Jesus’ day, let’s stop and look at ourselves. All too many Christians today go to church to find fault, to gossip, and to criticize. Warren Wiersbe, in his book Angry People, wrote, “An incident in the life of …

IllustrationSome Christians Spend Time Fighting Other Christians

There is no question that whispering and backbiting is one of the greatest curses among Christians. Good friends are alienated and misunderstandings of all kinds are created because of it. Satan is hard at work to divide Christians and one of the best ways he can do it is to get …