Welcome back to the Aspester John podcast.

Well, gossip is no small problem even for Christians.

Spreading damaging reports about others, it feels so good and it comes so naturally to

all of us.

But why?

Why is this impulse so natural and how do we fight against this natural impulse that we

feel to speak damaging things about other people behind their backs?

This question today from a listener to the podcast name Amber.

Hello Pastor John, and thanks for this podcast.

I'm wondering how God defines gossip.

What's the difference between gossip and simply sharing information about another person?

And how do I avoid becoming a gossiper?

Here are my three keys for not becoming a gossiper.

Number one, humility that does not need prominence.

Number two, love that does not hurt others.

And number three, large hearted purposefulness that is not empty or aimless.

Now let me show where I got those three earlier today when I was pondering this from the

scriptures.

Number one, consider Proverbs 26-22.

The words of a whisperer are like delicious morsels.

They go down into the inner parts of the body.

Just a side note here, the Greek words translated gossip in 2 Corinthians 12-20 and Proverbs

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