guarding against the defilement of an evil report part 2

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Guarding Against The Defilement

of An Evil Report

Part 2


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3. DEFILEMENT

The words of a talebearer are as wounds,and they go down into the innermost parts ofthe belly. Pro.26:22

Defilement is receiving and evil report fromanother person and believing it is true

Just as you pick up diseases with your handslistening to an evil report will defile your mind.

It must be dealt with lest any root of bitternessspringing up trouble you, thereby many bedefiled Heb12:15


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6. He took up offenses of those hurt

7. He alienated people from God-given authority

through the evil report

8.He offered to be representative for them

9.He used position for self-promotion

10. He carried out a tragic take over of the nation

with the help of those defiled and infected withan evil report.


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4. INFECTION

The simple believeth every word: but the

prudent man looketh well to his going. Pr.14:15As charcoal is to burning coals, and wood

to fire, So is a contentious man to kindle strife.

Pr.26:21


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Infection is responding to an evil report withhuman reasonings and emotions rather thanwith spiritual understanding and genuine love.

An evildoer gives heed to false lips; A liar listenseagerly to a spiteful tongue. Pr.17:4

A perverse man sows strife, And a whispererseparates the best of friends. Pr.16:28

If the defilement of an evil report is not cleansed,wrong attitudes, opinions, conclusions, andactions will followeven separation.


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Symptoms of INFECTION

A. Believing the evil report is true

B. Forming negative opinions based on report

C. Focus on negative aspects of person involved

D. Wrong interpretation of persons words andactions as supporting evidence

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Judging motives on basis of evil report F. Backing away from person in your spirit

G. Telling the evil report to others


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5. DISEASE

An evildoer gives heed to false lips; A liar listens

eagerly to a spiteful tongue. Pr.17:4

DISEASE IS BEING MENTALLY AND EMOTIONALLY

CONTROLLED BY THE EVIL REPORT AND BY THE

DESTRUCTIVE SPIRIT OF THE ONE WHO GAVE IT

TO US


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He who hates, disguises it with his lips, And

lays up deceit within himself; When he speaks

kindly, do not believe him, For there are seven

abominations in his heart;

You shall not go about as a talebearer among

your people; nor shall you take a stand against

the life of your neighbor: I am the LORD. Lev.

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A diseased Christian has grieved and

quenched the Holy Spirit by taking up offenses

of others, making them his own, adding to

them, and perpetuating them.


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SYMPTOMS OF THE DISEASE:

A. Developing bitterness and/or rebellion, even

though the person involved did not directly offend

us

B. Setting ourselves up as judge in matters NOT

our responsibility and getting others to side w/us

C. Searching out evil reports and using them in anevil way: An ungodly man digs up evil, And it is on

his lips like a burning fire. Pr.16:27


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D. Believing that our actions are godly andaccomplishing Gods will rather than we are givingsatan an advantage, giving unbelievers an opportunityto mock and ridicule Gods name and church. Pauladdressed this in 1 Cor.5:5-8

I say this to your shame. Is it so, that there is not awise man among you, not even one, who will be ableto judge between his brethren? But brother goes to

law against brother, and that before unbelievers! Nowtherefore, it is already an utter failure for you that yougo to law against one another. Why do you not ratheraccept wrong? 1 Cor.6:5-7


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5 QUESTIONS TO ASK BEFORE LISTENING TO A

CARRIER OF AN EVIL REPORT:

1. What is your reason for telling me?

2. Where did you get your information?

3. Have you gone to those involved?

4. Have you personally checked out the facts?

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


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How to cleanse your mind from an evil report

1. Ask God to cleanse you from all defilement

2. Pray for genuine love for all concerned

3.Cleanse your mind with Scripture:


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Have I accepted the evil report as true?

The simple believeth every word: but the

prudent man looketh well to his going. Pr.14:15

Keep back thy servant also from presumptuous

sins; let them not have dominion over me: then

shall I be upright, and I shall be innocent from the

great transgression. Ps.19:13 Presumption: To assume to be true in the

absence of proof to the contrary


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Has the evil report affected how I feel toward

the person involved?

A wholesome tongue is a tree of life: butperverseness therein is a breach in the spirit.

Pr.15:4

for wherein thou judgest another, thou

condemnest thyself; for thou that judgest

doest the same things. Ro.2:1


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And above all things have fervent charity

among yourselves: for charity shall cover the

multitude of sins. 1 Pet.4:8

loveDoth not behave itself unseemly,

seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked,

thinketh no evil; Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but

rejoiceth in the truth. 1 Cor.13:5-6


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Do I have an urge to tell someone else the evilreport?

Let no corrupt communication proceed out of

your mouth, but that which is good to the use ofedifying, that it may minister grace unto thehearers. Ep.4:29

A talebearer revealeth secrets: but he that is of afaithful spirit concealeth the matter. Pr.11:13

He that covereth a transgression seeketh love;but he that repeateth a matter separateth veryfriends Pr.17:9


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