The TRUTH book Volume 1 (PDF) - For My People Ministry

60the TRUTH, the whole TRUTH, and nothing but the TRUTHWe must all study God’s words for ourselves to see what needs changing in ourlives and within the Church. While the Church is being shaken by soulsearchingtruths, let us remain faithful and be a part of the Church that willremain standing.God says:Leviticus 19:16-17Thou shalt not go up and down as a talebearer among thy people:neither shalt thou stand against the blood of thy neighbour: I am theLORD. Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thine heart: thou shalt in anywise rebuke thy neighbour, and not suffer sin upon him.John 10:26-28But ye believe not, because ye are not of my sheep, as I said unto you.My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me: And Igive unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall anyman pluck them out of my hand.Testimonies for the Church, Vol. 5, p. 176Evilspeaking is a twofold curse, falling more heavily upon the speakerthan upon the hearer. He who scatters the seeds of dissension and strifereaps in his own soul the deadly fruits. How miserable is the talebearer,the surmiser of evil! He is a stranger to true happiness.Ibid., p. 609An earnest effort should be made in every church to put awayevilspeaking and a censorious spirit as among the sins productive of thegreatest evils in the church. Severity and faultfinding must be rebuked asthe workings of Satan. Mutual love and confidence must be encouragedand strengthened in the members of the church. Let all, in the fear of Godand with love to their brethren, close their ears to gossip and censure.Direct the talebearer to the teachings of God's word. Bid him obey theScriptures and carry his complaints directly to those whom he thinks inerror. This united action would bring a flood of light into the church andclose the door to a flood of evil. Thus God would be glorified, and manysouls would be saved.Spalding and Magan Collection, p. 77Students, understand that you have not been appointed by the Lord tobe an informer. Your work is to study your Bible and the other branchesof education, as for your life. Do not make it your business to be atalebearer. As matters are reported, each one makes the report a littlemore pronounced or varied, and thus painful discrepancies cause many toform wrong conclusions. Therefore guard well your words; put a bridleon your tongue. If you allow yourself to become a talebearer, you will notbe welcome in any family, because of your propensity to report everytransaction that may occur. I have decided that it is unsafe for me to visit,not because I am guilty of any known wrong, but because something willbe said or inferred that will be misrepresented; and therefore I prefer toremain at home.