Character - Assassinating a Good Name

Defamation of Character is a deliberate and calculated attempt at murder. Why do I say murder? There is something worse than death. That is being alive and wishing you were dead. That way, you wouldn't feel the sting of being vilified. There are some whose actions have brought about such things. There are other's who slander, vilify and besmirch those around them. I want to point out that from the overflow of the heart, the mouth speaks. Those who engage in slander and besmirch those around them reveal the contents of their heart. 

1. Comes from an evil heart
2. Arises from buried hate
3. It is highly addictive
4. Found in hypocrites
5. Are Fools
6. Affects
1. Separates Friends
2. Deadly Wounds
3. Causes Strife
4. Causes Discord among family
5. Murder

Because of all my adversaries, I have become utterly contemptible to my neighbors, A fear to my acquaintances. Those who saw me on the street fled from me. I am forgotten from their hearts like a dead man. I am like broken pottery. For I have heard the slander of many, terror on every side, While they conspire together against me, They plot to take away my life. - Psalm 31:11-13 HNV

Sincerely,

David A. Kitchens, Editor