Prayer-gossip disguises slander as a spiritual duty. Luke 12:2 warns nothing stays hidden — and Matthew 7:5 says remove the plank from your own eye before airing another's sins.
Gossiping under the guise of intercession is slander dressed in holiness. When we air another’s private failures to a prayer group, we are not interceding—we are murdering their reputation before God and men.
Luke 12:2 KJV“No doubt but ye are the people, and wisdom shall die with you.”
Read Luke 12 →
Matthew 7:5 KJV“And my God put into mine heart to gather together the nobles, and the rulers, and the people, that they might be reckoned by genealogy. And I found a register of the genealogy of them which came up at the first, and found written therein,”
Read Matthew 7 →
Read the full teaching with scripture quotes in your chosen translation at https://www.thelivingsword.org/sound-doctrine/prayer-gossip
All 24 sound doctrine essays: Sound Doctrine — The Living Sword