We all know of the men and women who lurk around the internet, spending their free hours attempting to destroy the lives of others. These men and women, as we all know, are referred to trolls. They often group up on those who do not fit their own lifestyle. It is not hard to be attacked by a troll; it may even be possible this journal or this entire page may be trolled.

Some men and women who crawl around the darkness of the internet have no real reason why they attempt to harm others besides that they are, themselves, fearful children who have yet to grow up. They are fed by their own hatred of others, and are unaware that as they do what they do best, they hurt themselves, and push themselves further into the condemnation that Christ has prepared for all those who are disobedient and unrighteous.

There is obvious sin behind speaking of those who you dislike in a negative way when there is no love behind it. The sin of slander. Slander is forbidden by the 9th commandment; bearing false witness about your neighbor. We must make certain we do not slander those who slander us, or lie about those who hurt us to hurt them back.

As you must not bear false witness about your neighbor, it is equally important to protect your neighbor's name. Any one man or woman will have a long list of sins that they have committed; this is simply our depravity. There is a time and place to speak of someones sin, but it is never the time and place to do so on the public internet blogs, websites, or chats.

Let us make sure not to slander each other, brothers and sisters, and when slandered, realize that we are not saved by our own past's, but instead the righteousness of Christ- this should bring us to continue in good works and loving those who are our enemy.

Here is a sermon dealing with the issue of slander. I encourage you to listen to it:
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