Mat 5:22 and whoever says, 'You fool,' shall be guilty {enough to go} into the fiery hell.
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Mat 23:17 [Ye] fools and blind: for whether is greater, the gold, or the temple that sanctifieth the gold?
Luk 11:40 [Ye] fools, did not he that made that which is without make that which is within also?
Luk 24:25 Then he said unto them, O fools, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken:
2006-10-14 15:46:18 · 6 answers · asked by Kimo 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
But he was supposed to be an example
2006-10-14 16:09:12 · update #1
Yeah, we know the bible is an endless tyrade of contradictive irony.
2006-10-14 15:51:10 · answer #1 · answered by Frankie P 4 · 0⤊ 6⤋
You misquoted Matthew 5:22. In the NIV, it says, whoever says you fool will be "in danger" of hell fire. You are embellishing (I.E.: you are a liar).
Obviously, focusing on the sins of other people makes one blind to our own.
In this context, "fool" seems to imply "apostate", that is, one who has abandoned his faith. Jesus was making the point that it is dangerous to focus so much on the faults of other people that you become filled with sinful hate.
At the risk of placing myself in danger, I will note that any idiot can pull verses out of context in order to ridicule what he cannot understand. I don't think that anyone is going to abandon his faith because you made a clown out of yourself by showing off your ignorance.
2006-10-14 15:58:42 · answer #2 · answered by Randy G 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
But 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(Empty, Worthless), shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire.
The whole of Mathew 5:22
Angry with his brother without cause...hmmm. I don't think calling someone a fool, when you really are dealing with a fool, falls into what you're trying to say...
Fool
2006-10-14 16:05:54 · answer #3 · answered by Hatir Ba Loon 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He was saying that God looks at the intention of your heart. If you call someone a fool with hatred in you're heart, it is considered murder in his eyes.
Can you see the intentions of a person?
God can. And we will all have to answer for every idle word every thought, and every intention
2006-10-14 15:49:27 · answer #4 · answered by ScottyJae 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jesus can say it because He is God and can see perfectly into everyone's hearts. Humans can't do that and thus arn't allowed to say things like that.
2006-10-14 15:47:49 · answer #5 · answered by Dysthymia 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Not to mention the fact that he broke some of the commandments...
2006-10-14 15:47:57 · answer #6 · answered by robtheman 6 · 0⤊ 4⤋