James 4 In a chapter loaded with wisdom on how Christians are to handle the dirt they have on one another, we find slander: a sin that “violates the early Christian commandment because of its uncharitableness, rather than its falsity.”8 That’s the key. Tim Keller and David Powlison define slander as “not necessarily a false report, just an ‘against-report.’ The intent is to belittle another. To pour out contempt. To mock. To hurt. To harm. To destroy. To rejoice in purported evil.”
