22But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire.
Matthew 5:22 (King James Version)
So Jesus is saying if you call someone a fool, you are in danger of hell. Sounds to me like he is saying . . . Don't tell people they are a fool.
39And the Lord said unto him, Now do ye Pharisees make clean the outside of the cup and the platter; but your inward part is full of ravening and wickedness.
40Ye fools, did not he that made that which is without make that which is within also?
Luke 11:39-40 (King James Version)
Jesus just called the Pharisees fools. Why? Isn't this hypocritical?
2006-07-29 07:23:15 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I am really curious to see what the hardliners say about this one.
2006-07-29 07:26:45 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 2⤋
Jesus said that whosoever says to his brother, in other words a fellow Christian, "you fool" would be in danger of hell fire. It's not a sin for a Christian to tell some atheist "You know, in the Bible it says that 'the FOOL says in his heart there is no God' so if you say that there is no God then that makes you a fool." They are just echoing what God has said.
When Jesus identifies someone as a hypocrite or a fool we know that He is telling the truth for a good purpose. It's not like two church members getting into a petty argument and one of them slandering the other one by calling him a fool.
2006-07-29 14:58:21 · answer #2 · answered by Martin S 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Allow me to note certain things here:
22But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother WITHOUT A CAUSE shall be in danger of the judgment
Jesus was righteous, and had righteous cause.
Jesus also knew a fool when He saw one. When Jesus says "you are a fool," it is apparent that you are such.
2006-07-29 14:42:42 · answer #3 · answered by Jay 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The pharisees where not brothers of Jesus.
John 8:19- Then said they unto him, Where is thy Father? Jesus answered, Ye neither know me, nor my Father: if ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also.
Mark 3:35- For whosoever shall do the will of God, the same is my brother.
Maybe you shouldnt discuss things you dont understand. ;)
2006-07-29 14:47:01 · answer #4 · answered by Daniel D 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-07-29 14:52:18 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the original languauge of the bible, hell just means the common grave of mankind, so they did go there as did Jesus for 3 days before being ressurrected (acts 2:27,31,32).
2006-07-29 14:29:06 · answer #6 · answered by kaz1 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That outdated book of bronze-age jewish mythology is chock-full of contradictions, half-truths and outright lies.
The fun part is pointing them out to the sheep and watching them try to think of an answer. They're simply not used to thinking on thier own that they really get confused over the whole thing!
2006-07-29 14:27:10 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If anyone is qualified to judge, it would be Him. But in case you missed it, Jesus DID spend a little time in Hell, just before rising from the dead.
2006-07-29 14:28:38 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jesus was a radical philosopher. He called a lot of people fools. His apostles called people stupid all the time. The passage, you site, is pretty typical
2006-07-29 14:27:57 · answer #9 · answered by Marvin 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He said "without a cause". And by the way, He was and IS God. He knows who the fools are.
2006-07-29 14:27:43 · answer #10 · answered by Missy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hey JIm, GIVE IT UP.
WHAT IS YOUR PROBLEM?
Try asking intelligent questions, if you can.
I see the questions you ask.
You are without a doubt an antagonist.
2006-07-29 14:29:20 · answer #11 · answered by chris p 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋