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Preacher121
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 Posted: Thu Jun 01, 2006 7:56 pm Post subject: gossip |
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| Quote: | Rejoicing in Truth
So speak and so do as those who will be judged by the law of liberty.
— James 2:12
How often will someone come and say, "Did you hear about so-and-so?" And how often our response will be, "No, what?" How often we will believe a rumor. Rather, we should say, "Stop right there. Have you talked to them about it? Maybe they didn't do it. I don't believe they would do such a thing." We should believe the best of others, but so often we will believe the worst.
How sad and how embarrassing it is when we find out the rumor was a complete fabrication, and we actually fanned the flame by believing it and even spreading it to others. How hard it is when something unkind or untrue is said about us and we find that people believe it without even asking us. That is not the way we should be.
The Bible tells us that love "believes all things" (1 Corinthians 13:7). Another way to translate this verse is, "Love believes the best of every person." It means that as a member of the body of Christ and as a loving Christian, you are not always suspicious of others. You are not a cynic. If someone you love, a fellow member of the church, is accused of doing something wrong, you will consider him or her innocent until proven guilty. And not only that, you will stand up for this person.
God's love "does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth" (1 Corinthians 13:6). God's love believes the best of every person.
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scoobiesuz
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| Posted: Fri Jun 02, 2006 9:08 am Post subject: |
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that is SO true! It's really easy to get caught up in gossiping- I mean, come on, it's FUN- which does NOT make it okay!
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Blank_doubt3274
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| Posted: Mon Aug 21, 2006 9:22 pm Post subject: |
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The ones that gossip the most will have sunburned tongues, or so the theory/heresay/joke states.
Wouldn't these folk also have rough voices sort of like Maude?! 
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mado
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| Posted: Fri Aug 25, 2006 10:43 am Post subject: |
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I know a lot of gossips... truckers are the WORST for that! But I also know some downright "good people" who gossip- it's terribly tempting. I try to keep my mouth shut when it comes to other people- well, at least the bad stuff. But sometimes I just want to talk about someone that ticks me off. It's not nice.
Like momma used to say, "If you don't have anything good to say, don't say anything at all."
Of course, momma was a gossip, too! |
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Blank_doubt3274
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| Posted: Fri Aug 25, 2006 7:18 pm Post subject: |
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The other side of that coin is: "If one can't say anything nice about someone, make sure that person isn't in the same room", yet there ARE some folk that do not deserve this consideration and we ALL have met them and have yet to meet them.
They'll do the same for us.
Do unto others that which has been done unto you, or actions related, or no actions at all.
To each their own, and each shall decide for themself what is the proper route as this is the only true action!
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scoobiesuz
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| Posted: Sat Aug 26, 2006 7:17 pm Post subject: |
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And sometimes it just FEELS good to slam someone verbally behind their back... 
I've had it done to ME enough times... |
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