Love Bites the Tongue

The Holy Spirit is not a slanderer. Today, R.C. Sproul reminds us that gossip and slander cannot coexist with the spiritual fruit of love.

Love bites the tongue. The Holy Spirit is not a slanderer. Satan is given the title that means “slanderer.” Slander is of the flesh. Cheating, defrauding, gossiping, running down another person’s name, tearing them apart is in contrast and in opposition to the operation of love. Love edifies. Love builds up. It is not destructive towards one’s neighbor.