Put aside…

1 Peter 2:1 “Therefore, putting aside all malice and all deceit and hypocrisy and envy and all slander,”

intro:

Christian growth.

how can one know they are growing as a Christian.

all malice

illustration:

Professional sabotage : a manager, holding a personal grudge, creates a false performance review to intentionally get an employee fired.

malicious defamation : spreading rumors or false statements about someone, such as falsely calling a colleague an alcoholic to their employer, with the intent to damage their reputation.

Calculated Harm : a persons plans and executes a scheme to cause someone financial ruin, driven by a desire for vengeance.

vandalism with specific intent : intentionally destroying somones property to cause emotional distress, rather than just acting out of recklessness.

legal “actual malice” : publishing a defamatory statement about a public figure while knowing it is false or whit reckless disregard for the truth.

definition : a mean-spirited or vicious attitude

application

all deceit

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hypocrisy

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envy

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all slander

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conclusion