The promise to Abraham and to us is, "I will bless them that bless you, and curse him that curses you." (Genesis 12:3)
If we believe this promise, we shall never attempt to defend ourselves, nor waste time in replying to those who bring false charges against us. God takes all the responsibility of that upon himself, leaving us free to do the work He has given us.
If we are provoked to reply to attacks upon us, it shows that we do not believe, or else have forgotten, the promise of God. So long as we are trusting in God, whoever curses--speaks lightly of us,--thereby brings a curse upon his own head. How useless, then, for us to do anything to him! "His mischief shall return upon his own head, and his violent dealing shall come down upon his own pate." (Psalm 7:16)
God says to us, "I am your shield, and your exceeding great reward." (Genesis 15:1)
Let us therefore learn from our Elder Brother in the family of Abraham, Jesus Christ, "Who when He was reviled, reviled not again; when He suffered, He threatened not; but committed himself to Him that judges righteously." (1 Peter 2:23)--Present Truth, March 6, 1902--Genesis 12:3; 15:1.