Gossip in the context of prayer requests such as;
"let's remember deacon Charles who needs to see a psychiatrist," or
"let us remember sister Joan in prayer because nobody likes her," or
"let us remember the pastor that God will teach him to let sister Janice, who's here with us, be in leadership;"
and so forth. These prayer requests are only designed to spread gossip and slander at the massive cost and damage to the body of Christ.
[Adapted from Into Thy Word]
"let's remember deacon Charles who needs to see a psychiatrist," or
"let us remember sister Joan in prayer because nobody likes her," or
"let us remember the pastor that God will teach him to let sister Janice, who's here with us, be in leadership;"
and so forth. These prayer requests are only designed to spread gossip and slander at the massive cost and damage to the body of Christ.
[Adapted from Into Thy Word]
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