The Everyday Sin

A Word in Season: Messages by R.J. Rushdoony on the Faith for All of Life · Jan 2, 2026 · 2m

This episode highlights gossip as a neglected yet serious sin that Scripture equates with harming—or even “murdering”—a neighbor, drawing on Leviticus 19:16. Through vivid examples, the author shows how talebearing destroys lives: a pastor caring for his bedridden wife with the help of a young Christian girl loses his ministry after malicious rumors spread, while the true gossip remains unpunished; likewise, another pastor is falsely accused of financial misconduct yet forced out despite the accuser being exposed as a liar. These stories illustrate how gossip injures the innocent, damages…