Deuteronomy 19:18 And the judges shall make diligent inquisition: and, behold, if the witness be a false witness, and hath testified falsely against his brother. 19 Then shall you do unto him, as he had thought to have done unto his brother: so shalt thou put the evil away from among you.
Instruction [2]: 1st Timothy 5: 19 Against an elder receive not an accusation, but before two or three witnesses…. Note well the Scriptural instruction in the passage is to refuse the accusation if it is coming from a single source. This does not necessarily mean that it is not true, it may actually be true, but if it is coming only from one person, it should be refused. In other words, before rushing to conclusions, take some time to listen carefully without biases.
And let there be a preponderance of unmistakable evidence before drawing any conclusion. This way of handling stories, and rumors which may occur from time to time, could save a lot of persons the pain, and heartache of repairing damages, after the fact. It must be stated here that because of man’s fallen nature, we naturally tend to gravitate towards bad news, more than good news, in so much that the news media actually thrives off of negative stories much more than good news.
For instance, when some juicy tabloid story is on the menu, as is the case currently, you will usually find that the 7:00 pm news hour will open up with the story in question while the news on health and well- being is left for last, for around 7:45 pm. This strategy deliberately puts the spotlight on negatives instead of positives, and the multitudes eagerly gobble up the bad, sometimes in exchange for the good.
1st Corinthians 2:2 For I determined not to know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified.
May The lord add His blessing to the study of His word. God bless!