Gossip is probably one the things that destoys the most, but is addressed the least. Author, speaker and Southern Seminary distinguished professor Mary Kassian addresses this issue on her new blog Girls Gone Wise.I once saw an advertisement that enticed people to buy cell phones so they could engage in more “gab, blab, and gossip.” Are you a talker? Do you enjoy gabbing, blabbing, and gossiping? There’s nothing wrong with enjoying good conversation, but the Bible warns that excess speech is often accompanied by sin. “Where words are many, sin is not absent…” (Prov. 10:19, NIV)
The sin that those with the gift of gab need to guard against is the sin of tale-bearing. In the book of Leviticus - which was an extensive guide for the people of God on how to practically live out the Ten Commandments - Moses seemed to indicate that the command against bearing false witness encompassed more verbal sins than just lying. He gave the people strict instructions against tale-bearing: “You shall not go about as a talebearer among your people!”(Lev. 19:16, NKJV). Tale-bearing is a term that includes lying, gossiping, slandering, whispering, speaking ill, and in some cases, even seemingly innocent blabbing. [more]
The sin that those with the gift of gab need to guard against is the sin of tale-bearing. In the book of Leviticus - which was an extensive guide for the people of God on how to practically live out the Ten Commandments - Moses seemed to indicate that the command against bearing false witness encompassed more verbal sins than just lying. He gave the people strict instructions against tale-bearing: “You shall not go about as a talebearer among your people!”(Lev. 19:16, NKJV). Tale-bearing is a term that includes lying, gossiping, slandering, whispering, speaking ill, and in some cases, even seemingly innocent blabbing. [more]
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