Gossip

[mjrhealth]

Why wont gossip make eleven pages. I have being thinking on this one..


1. It isnt controversial.
2. Everyone does it, christian and not christian alike, i hear the stories of how rife it is in church.
3. You dont see gossipers, walking down the street declaring that they have the right to gossip, they just do it.
4. Most of the world gossips, they are not a select group. makes it really hard to pick on them, and since christians do it to, they would have to pick on themselves.
5. Most of the world really doesnt care about it, when was teh last time you heard of gossiper getting in troble in the news/


Well thats all the reasons that I can think of at the moment..

In His Love

Removed

6. Its a sin that can be over come, not like homosexuality ????

appologies to Anasticia, she did make it clear in other post.

 

[bigape]

Gossip, just like homosexuality or adultery or fornication, is a decision people make.

 

[HammerStone]

Gossip is not quite the obvious sin sometimes.

I think people like to talk because it gives us a sense of control. It reminds me little bit of the publican and Pharisee in Luke 18:9-14. It is a veiled way of saying: "That person's life is worse than mine, thank goodness I am not him/her!"

Gossip can rip apart a relationship or destroy a reputation very quickly. It makes a powerful weapon in this world and it's a way that one can be attacked without a covert action. That's my thoughts on the matter, it's easy to do and easy to hide behind because everyone else does it. With that said, I think gossip can arise in ignorance as well when repeat something that we don't know is true. I'm always reminded of Proverbs where we are cautioned to be wise and slow to speak.

Thinking before we open that large trap to say something is hardly done. Gossip has taken an accelerated turn with the advent of social media and the online world, unfortunately.

 

[TexUs]

I agree, often times we do it without thinking.

Sex before marriage is a decision that takes conscious decisions to arrive at (IE, poppy in a love story, snuggling up on the couch, with nowhere to be the next day...)
Perhaps the actual sex might be something you don't think about, it just escalates to it without thinking of the ramifications, however my point is that... You consciously created that situation that led to that.

I think you can also consciously create situations for gossip as well... IE, just being nosy. Being nosy about stuff gives you stuff to gossip about. Keeping to yourself lessens that risk, etc.