Cancelled (Week Four)

In the course of time, Absalom provided himself with a chariot and horses and with fifty men to run ahead of him. He would

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and stand by the side of the road

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. Whenever anyone came with a

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to be placed before the king for a decision, Absalom would call out to him, “What town are you from?” He would answer, “

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is from one of the tribes of Israel.” Then Absalom would say to him, “Look, your claims are valid and proper, but there is

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of the king to hear you.” And Absalom would add, “

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were appointed judge in the land! Then

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who has a

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or case could come to me and I would see that they

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.” —2 Samuel 15:1-4 (NIV)
Then He said to the disciples, “It is

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that no

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should come, but woe to him through whom they do come! —Luke 17:1 (NKJV)

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Previously in our series…

- “snare for an enemy; cause of moral stumbling”

Stage One:

Stage Two:

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Living

is drinking the poison and expecting someone else to die

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This week in our series…

: One who secretly or privately passes on evil reports to others.

A perverse man sows strife, And a

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separates the best of friends. —Proverbs 16:28 (NKJV)

: One who magnifies and sensationalizes rumors and partial information.

Without wood a fire goes out; without a

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a quarrel dies down. As charcoal to embers and as wood to fire, so is a quarrelsome person for kindling strife. The words of a

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are like choice morsels; they go down to the inmost parts. —Proverbs 26:20-22 (NIV)

: One who seeks to destroy another’s credibility or reputation with damaging facts, distortion of facts, or evil suspicions.

Never

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a worker to the employer, or the person will curse you, and you will pay for it. —Proverbs 30:10 (NLT)

Whoever hides hatred has lying lips,
And whoever spreads

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is a fool. —Proverbs 10:18 (NKJV)

: One who digs up evil reports and makes it his business to spread them by means of gossip, slander, or whispering.
Such an action is as great a sin as murder or stealing.

But let none of you suffer as a murderer, a thief, an evildoer, or as a

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in other people’s matters. —1 Peter 4:15 (NKJV)

“If your brother or sister

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, go and

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their fault, just between the two of you. If they listen to you, you have won them over. But if they will not listen,

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others along, so that ‘every matter may be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.’ If they still refuse to listen, tell it to the

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; and if they refuse to listen even to the church, treat them as you would a pagan or a tax collector. —Matthew 18:15-17 (NIV)

Go to the person.
Take someone mature as a witness!
Take it to an authority!

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Questions to help identify an evil report…

1. What is your reason for telling me?

2. Where did you get your information?

3. Have you gone to those directly involved?

4. Have you personally checked out all the facts?

5. Can I quote you if I check this out?
   

Spirituality is not measured by how well we expose an offender, but by how effectively we restore an offender!