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others trying to get them fired or excormnunicated or to damage their
reputations. But the only thing that happens to the accuser is that
he is told he is mistaken! Or if confronted by his intended victim,
he apologizes!
He -- the accuser -- risks absolutely nothing! He damages others,
almost succeeds in getting them fired, demoted, thrown out of the
church, or cast in suspicion, considered untrustworthy, avoided -- or
at the very least, causes them to consume enormous amounts of time
trying to straighten out the problem and track down the rumor.
But NOTHING happens to the accuser! He is fine --"alive and
well"-- and ready for another try in the future.
One of the worst things about all of this is that often the
victim of the accusation doesn't even know that he is being slandered,
accused, cast in suspicion, judged! Things are said which may stick
in the minds of those who hear. �hough no action is taken, these
slanders affect the relationship that people have with the accused
person. People avoid him. Mistrust him. He is· passed over for
important jobs or assignments. 1\.LL OF THIS JUST BECAUSE OF A WORD OR
TWO SAID CARELESSLY, NEGLECTFULLY OR MALICIOUSLY!!!
Only by applying God's Law -- HIS GOVERNMENT -- to the Church
can we rid the Church of this deadly evil. Each one of us must take
individual responsibility to live up to the spirit of the law of God,
the love of God, which does our neighbor no harm. Only in these ways
can we achieve HAPPINESS, PEACE, UNITY AND JOY which God will approve
and BLESS in His Church!
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