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Is gossipping a sin?

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Dave Slayer

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Is gossipping a sin? Should Christians talk about me behind my back? :biggrin

Seriously though, should we gossip about others to build ourselves up? Is it Biblical in principle?
 
I think gossip is one of the worst of the sins. It's so destructive. The bible is very clear that when we have something against a brother, we are to go to him in private to talk things out, and if that doesn't work then we can bring in an elder or leader, but again in a private way. I've seen the careers of good people be ruined and marriages break apart because of gossip. People can work out issues much better when it doesn't become front page news.

I live in a really, really small town where everybody hears everything, so I really am strict with my kids about gossiping. If it's not kind, then it needs to be something absolutely necessary and told only to the proper people. I'm even with my daughter about gossiping about celebrities. She watched some of the Jon and Kate Plus 8 show, more commercials than the actual show and now that their marriage is breaking up and they are on the gossip rags at the checkout, I've had to tell my daughter that gossip is gossip even if you don't know the person.

One more soapbox about gossip is that I hate how often in church circles, gossip is dressed up as a "prayer request" for someone. Honestly, if someone needs you to pray for them over an issue, they'll ask you. I don't think it's best to get "prayer requests" from third parties about other people.
 
Gossip could be seen as slandering or bearing false witness against one's neighbor, so yes.
 
Dave Slayer said:
Is gossipping a sin? Should Christians talk about me behind my back? :biggrin
Yes and yes. Er, I mean yes and no. :lol

Gossip is unBiblical. Dora covered the bases. :amen
 
Jesus said the greatest commandments are these: "Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul and with all your mind..." and "Love your neighbor as yourself" i think it is obvious that gossiping is counter-productive, and that it breaks both of these...

Yes, gossiping is a sin.
 
Gossip could be see as slander, possibly even bearing false witness. So, yes.
 
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