Bootstrap has been asked rather pointedly a number of times (including by me) about his marital history.temporal1 wrote:no, of course not. has anyone asked?Josh wrote:If your wife divorces you and marries someone else, it's not exactly gossip if you share that fact when someone asks.
Talking about other people who aren't here
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Does anyone feel the need to continue discussing this? If not, can we let it drop to avoid hijacking this thread, and go back to the original topic? If so, can we find a more appropriate place for the discussion?Josh wrote:Bootstrap has been asked rather pointedly a number of times (including by me) about his marital history.temporal1 wrote:no, of course not. has anyone asked?
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Is it biblical? Is it Christlike? Is it loving? Is it true? How can I find out?
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Often a key to how we respond is what our relationship is with the person the story is being told about. If we love them or if we kinda have a problem with them, our responses are usually different.Bootstrap wrote:Back to the topic of the thread: Some questions:
Does the Bible give us guidelines here? Can we feel out some useful guidelines based on experiences we have had?
- 1. How do you handle it when someone comes to you with the dirt on someone else and you want to avoid joining them in sinful gossip? Are there good ways to do this that will point out what is inappropriate, and are more likely to edify the gossip than to offend?
2. What is it that makes this kind of gossip tempting? What is the emotional payoff in gossip?
3. What is the difference between sinful gossip and pastoral care, prayer, and other ways that we should be talking about people who may have flaws?
4. When prayer and talking about others get blurred - e.g. praying about someone else who is wrestling with some sin - what guidelines do you use?
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And thinking about what telling the story means for the relationship between the person I'm talking to and the person I'm talking about ...RZehr wrote:Often a key to how we respond is what our relationship is with the person the story is being told about. If we love them or if we kinda have a problem with them, our responses are usually different.
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Is it biblical? Is it Christlike? Is it loving? Is it true? How can I find out?