Matthew 18:16, 17 – The same passage that recommends resolving it in private commands making it public if necessary.Take, for example, disciplinary cases involving objective and damaging sin. While the Scripture above shows a value for confidentiality between friends, the following passages signal a scriptural value for transparency. Also, people may not open up about serious problems, or may sanitize their versions of those problems unless we can offer them the safety of confidentiality. People feel reluctant to open up out of fear people will broadcast it. We have all seen the wreckage that gossip can cause: feelings hurt, trust destroyed, relationships ruined – and above all, an atmosphere of mistrust and fear. Matthew 18:15 - “If your brother sins, go and reprove him in private…” This implies the desirability of resolving the matter one on one.Proverbs 25:9-10 - “…don’t reveal the secret of another, lest he who hears it reproach you, and the evil report about you not pass away.”.Proverbs 20:19 – “He who goes about as a slanderer reveals secrets, therefore do not associate with a gossip.”.
17:9a - “He who covers a transgression seeks love, but he who repeats a matter separates intimate friends.”
Proverbs 11:13 – “He who goes about as a talebearer reveals secrets, but he who is trustworthy conceals a matter.”.Likewise, some passages defend the idea of confidentiality. 1 Timothy 5:13 2 Thessalonians 3:11 – Both condemn “busybodies” who “speak about things not proper to mention.”.Romans 1:29 2 Corinthians 12:20 – Both differentiate gossip from slander and condemn it as the result of a depraved mind, unfitting for Christians.On the one hand, Scripture speaks strongly against gossip. As they grow in discernment, they will develop an ability to sense what the most loving stance is to take in each situation. Believers are supposed to follow the Holy Spirit’s leading while growing in their own discernment. The best way to love someone is not one-size fits all. The Bible lays out key principles, the biggest being love.
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Like so many issues, when viewing things under grace we are not given black and white prescriptions on exactly how to handle each situation. But is it ever right to discuss another’s problem with a third party? What about leadership teams that need to decide what to do with a member? What about a lay counselor who needs help discerning a tough situation? What about a friend who knows something serious about another friend, but the other friend won’t agree to disclose the problem? What about a friend who says, “I’ve got something to share, but you have to promise not to tell anyone,” or “By the way, what I told you was in confidence”? God calls on Christians to disclose their problems to one another (Galatians 6:2 James 5:16).
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