Deuteronomy 17:6-7 Silence the Opposition

 6On the testimony of two or three witnesses a man shall be put to death, but he shall not be executed on the testimony of a lone witness. 7The hands of the witnesses shall be the first in putting him to death, and after that, the hands of all the people. So you must purge the evil from among you.

“God is concerned about the murder of reputation, as well as physical murder, and commands that one should not receive an accusation against an elder except from two or three witnesses (1 Timothy 5:19) - the same standard as for proving murder.” (Guzik)

Silence the opposition 

Remember the woman caught in adultery? And if caught, where was the man?

John 8: 7When they continued to question Him, He straightened up and said to them, “Let him who is without sin among you be the first to cast a stone at her.”

They were trying to silence the opposition, they were trying to get Jesus to violate the law so they could accuse Him.

Today an accusation or a picture can get you arrested because your political view is different. They want to silence the opposition and it’s the same evilness at work today as it was back then.

As followers of Jesus need to set a higher standard for ourselves.

Set yourself apart from the world.

Ask yourself, WWJD, what would Jesus do?

Blessings