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Mathew 5:22 What does it mean?
Mathew 5:22 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, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire.
Several years ago I remember watching a TV preacher ... It appeared that he was very angry at his congregation about writing Tithing checks that bounce. This preacher was mad about people writing tithe checks knowing they would bounce. My point.... he said you FOOLS you are FOOLS. I remember thinking come on preacher this is Tv and you scolding your congregation should be in private of with the people writing these bounced checks. But when he kept throwing the word fool out there , I remembered when I was a child ... I was angry at my brother and called him a dirty ole fool. My mom slapped me so hard it almost knocked me down. She said never ever call someone a fool she said God would send me to hell. My mom wasn't christian but she felt strongly about this. This stuck in my mind so much because that was the first my mom ever slapped me. She spanked but it was never hard. A day or two ago I saw where someone from here called another member a fool. It wasn't in anger that I am aware of but still... isn't that dangerous? What does the above verse mean? Thank you in advance for any answer.
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Permalink Reply by ribbon on
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I am sorry, I just reread some of where I thought that one member called another a fool.... I was wrong... he didn't call him a fool but said he would become one if he listens to the fools who wrote some article. I still hope to know about this verse.
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Permalink Reply by Richard L. Broch, Sr. on
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Hi Janie,
Let me start to break this difficult verse down, and maybe others can jump in with their thoughts.
......whosoever is angry with his brother without a causes hall be in danger of the judgment...
"angry" here is in the present passive participle tense....which means repeatedly, continuously....and Jesus said that anger was like murder....in one's heart, and murder was an offense to be tried in court.
Also, I John 3:15, "Everyone who hates his brother is a murderer: and you know that no murderer has eternal life abiding in him". So it's also in God's court.
...whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council...
Raca is a Chaldeen derogatory word of utter vilification, meaning empty headed, worthless, which could lead to having to appear before the Sanhedrin.
...whosoever shall say Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire.
Greek - mo-ros'(where we probably get moron), stupid, dull in all senses, could mean saying that person is a reprobate, and condemning that person to hell.....judgment. "Judge not, lest ye be judged".
Hope that helps somewhat, Janie.
Grace and Peace.
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Alienated,
I'm sorry about confusing your name. Please forgive me.
May I ask, do you feel alienated?.......from whom?
Richard
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Permalink Reply by Leonard T on
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Janie,
The verse is worded in a specific way. It says if you say "Thou fool" you will be "in danger of ..." Thus, it is not a done deal, but recognizes that it is dangerous to continue in an attitude of anger or hate. I have to go, so cannot get into this further now, but will point you to the next few verses in Matthew 5, 1 John 1:9 and 1 John 2:1-7 (especially noting our attitude towards our brothers). This is not speaking of a flare moment, but an ongoing attitude.
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Permalink Reply by Colby on
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Here's how The Message, a paraphrase of the Bible, renders verses 21 and 22 in contemporary English:
“You’re familiar with the command to the ancients, ‘Do not murder.’ I’m telling you that
anyone who is so much as angry with a brother or sister is guilty of murder. Carelessly
call a brother ‘idiot!’ and you just might find yourself hauled into court. Thoughtlessly
yell ‘stupid!’ at a sister and you are on the brink of hellfire. The simple moral fact
is that words kill.Like LT, I'm pressed for time, but I wanted to share two commentaries with you that I believe are especially helpful in clarifying the meaning and intent of this verse in context.
1) GotQuestions
Matthew 5:22 is the only passage in the Bible where the term raca is used. Raca comes from the Aramaic term reqa. It was a derogatory expression meaning “empty-headed,” insinuating a person’s stupidity or inferiority. It was an offensive name used to show utter contempt for another person. Jesus warned that the use of such a word to describe someone was deserving of the severest punishment, “the fire of hell.” ...
Jesus not only warns us against expressing unrighteous anger, which can lead to murder, but clearly commands that disparaging denunciations and name-calling be avoided.
Read more here: http://www.gotquestions.org/raca.html
2) BibleGateway.com offers this commentary titled, "Angry Enough to Kill."The heavenly court will judge all offenses of intention. ...
Jesus begins by citing the crime of murder in Exodus 20:13, for which biblical law required a Jewish court to execute the sentence of death (Gen 9:5-6; Deut 21:1-9). But Jesus presses beyond behavior specifically punished by law to the kind of heart that generates such behavior. Anger that would generate murder if unimpeded is the spiritual equivalent of murder (1 Jn 3:15). God has never merely wanted people to obey rules; he wants them to be holy as he is, to value what he values.
Anger, calling someone a fool and calling the person Raca (an "emptyhead"; Mt 5:22) are roughly equivalent offenses. Likewise Jesus probably reads the judgment of verse 21 as the day of God's judgment, the Sanhedrin (v. 22) as God's heavenly court (compare vv. 25-26; also portrayed as the Sanhedrin in Jewish texts-Keener 1987), and both as equivalent to the sentence to be decreed there: damnation to eternal hell. Because every word is uttered before the heavenly court, slander of another merits for the accuser the eternal punishment that would have been due the accused (cf. 12:35-37; Deut 19:16-19; Susanna 62). ...
Jesus' prohibition of acting in anger is a general principle.
Our relationship with God is partly contingent on how we treat others.
We must profess our faith with our lives as well as with our lips.
God sees what we are each made of.
We judge by what we can see of a person's actions; God evaluates the heart's motivation.
Read more here: http://www.biblegateway.com/resources/commentaries/IVP-NT/Matt/Angr...
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Permalink Reply by Tammy on
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One day I was upset with my kids & said Stop acting like a fool but in that Mr. T style. "Stop ackin' like a fool". One of my sons wouldn't talk to me for hours & I had absolutely no clue why. He is an 11 year old. He said Mama the Bible says you will go to hell for calling someone that. Now sure where he heard that because I never taught him that but was very impressed that he even knew that. My little preacher boy.
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(Mr.) T ammy.
I hope you don't have to go to hell...............
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