The Bible has a lot to say about the subjects of gossiping, slandering and judging. More than it says about a few other issues that seem to be the hot issues these days that cause so much division.
In James 4:11-12, "Brothers (and sisters), do not slander one another. Anyone who speaks against his brother or judges him speaks against the law and judges it. When you judge the law, you are not keeping it, but sitting in judgment on it. There is only one Lawgiver and Judge, the one who is able to save and destroy. But you - who are you to judge your neighbor?"
And what is this law that is spoken of in these verses? Jesus summarized the law as love for God and neighbor (Matthew 22:37-40), and Paul said that love demonstrated toward a neighbor would fully satisfy the law (Romans 13:6-10). When we fail to love, we are actually breaking God's law.
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