FAQ:What is a false accusation?

What is a false accusation

False accusations are mentioned in 2 timothy 3. What is interesting is that other bibles generally don't contain the wording false accusation but rather slander in that place.

A lot of people go on claiming that people falsely accuse them. I have heard claim of false accusation from such as:

He didn't consider me to be saved so therefore he falsely accused me.

Or he called me disgusting so therefore he falsely accused me.

I don't consider these things false accusations.

A real false accusation is craftily devised and done with mature maliciousness and clear intent to cause harm to the individual.

I can give you an example. Lets say that you have learned that a brother has previously stolen cars. Then you invite him over to you, get to know him so that you know personal details about him to make you more credible. Then you take your car and hide it somewhere. Then you contact the police and tell them that you got to know this guy, thought he was an ok guy and you tell some personal details about him and that you let him visit your home and then your car was gone. The police having a record of that this guy has previously stolen cars might then believe you.

Another example of a false accusation. Lets say you are a woman. Then you spent some time with a man. He offended you somehow. Maybe he didn't like you and didn't want to have sex with you. Then you claim that he has raped you and contact the police and accuse him or rape.

We have the example of Joseph in Egypt and Pharaohs wife. That is an example of a false accusation.

People don't realize what a false accusation is. A false accusation is actually in some cases criminal.

A woman falsely accused some men of rape in Greece and she was facing jail time for it.

A false accusation is cleverly devised often looking at the victims past sins and then using some true information and then adding some false information in order to make it look like something happened that didn't happen. Then the person contact the police about it to complete the false accusation. This is a false accusation.

Being impolite to a person or reviling a person or slandering a person is not a false accusation. Because you aren't accusing the person of a crime.

In today's society the workers of iniquity cannot openly torture people and openly do their inquisition. So false accusation is the method to make it possible. The inquisition is illegal today. You cannot legally torture people as the church did in the middle ages. But you can falsely accuse people to the cops to get them tortured legally.

Paul was also falsely accused.

(Acts 25:7-8 [KJV])
 [7] And when he was come, the Jews which came down from Jerusalem stood round about, and laid many and grievous complaints against Paul, which they could not prove.
 [8] While he answered for himself, Neither against the law of the Jews, neither against the temple, nor yet against Cæsar, have I offended any thing at all.

Jesus was falsely accused.

(Mark 14:55-59 [KJV])
 [55] And the chief priests and all the council sought for witness against Jesus to put him to death; and found none.
 [56] For many bare false witness against him, but their witness agreed not together.
 [57] And there arose certain, and bare false witness against him, saying,
 [58] We heard him say, I will destroy this temple that is made with hands, and within three days I will build another made without hands.
 [59] But neither so did their witness agree together.

False accusers are children in understanding and men in malice, the opposite of 1cor14:20.

(I Corinthians 14:20 [KJV]) Brethren, be not children in understanding: howbeit in malice be ye children, but in understanding be men.

A false accusation is a premeditated planned act to harm someone by false witness.

What is not a false accusation

If you for example is robbed in the street. Don't know who did it but see someone quickly moving away and you shout stop the thief and point your finger at the person. That is not a false accusation. Its a rational act. You need to act quickly because the person is moving away and you do not have a premeditated planned intent to harm the person by false witness. You are simply trying to get back your wallet. The person might not have stolen the wallet but you acted based on your understanding at the time with no intent to harm the innocent.