In this article Kevin Hay reminds us that gossip is not a small or harmless sin. Scripture calls it a fire that can set entire communities ablaze. What the gospel builds through years of faithful prayer, discipleship, and preaching can be undone in moments by careless words. The gospel creates life and unity, but gossip fractures friendships, erodes trust, and dishonors Christ.

In today’s world, it’s easy to become desensitized to the sinfulness of gossip. In this article, Albert Kilgore outlines the Bible’s clear condemnation of gossip and shares practical ways the Christian can respond.

You don’t tolerate gossip in the church. You slaughter it. If you don’t, it’ll slaughter sheep. There are few more sinister and Satanic assaults on the inside of the church than gossip. Like a parasitic demon, it often creeps in under the guise of victimhood; whispering to its host, “You really need to share your hurts and opinions with someone. It’s the Christian thing to do.”