Warning! Slander Is Sin
There has been slander and defamation going on lately online of some pastors and elders where they are accused of wrongdoing without all of the facts being known. This is not where people are warning of real doctrinal error or true heresy. There is a place for discernment about teaching as Christians want to avoid straying from the truth of what Scripture teaches (although some wrongfully call Biblical truth "heresy"). There needs to be unity among true believers. There are some people who want to harm the reputation of those who teach truth that they don't like, and so they try to dig up anything they can to destroy their reputations. This week I listened to a seminar session online by George Crawford that would be worth your time to take a listen to as well. There was an interesting point too about how in persecuted countries public disagreements can be used by persecutors as well. We have been so used to freedom in the past that I don't think that we have wanted to consider that aspect.
A World of Lies
On a closely related topic, last Sunday, John MacArthur gave a message about the sin of lying. He spoke about parents training the consciences of their children to fear lying. There is so much lying in the world today.
How many birds do you see in the photo below?
