Just sharing.

[Tobie]

Just thought I'd share a few discrepancies I came across today that tickled me.

Matthew 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.

Matthew 7:26 - (Jesus) And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand:

Matthew 23:17-19 - (Jesus) Ye fools and blind: for whether is greater, the gold, or the temple that sanctifieth the gold? And, Whosoever shall swear by the altar, it is nothing; but whosoever sweareth by the gift that is upon it, he is guilty. Ye fools and blind: for whether is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifieth the gift?

Matthew 25:2 - (Jesus) And five of them were wise, and five were foolish.



To summarise.

MT 5:22 - Anyone who calls another a fool is liable to Hell.

MT 7:26 - Jesus says that anyone who hears his words and does not do them is a fool.
MT 23:17-19 Jesus twice calls the Pharisees blind fools.
MT 25:2 Jesus likens the maidens who took no oil to fools.

Actually no.. (and this just tickles me) Jesus says "any man who calls his brother...."

Jesus is not our brother He is our Lord. As God He has the right to call you 'fool.' Futhermore if you were to look at the word 'fool' in the orginal greek. It the Greek word has a emotional hatered attached to it. The word itself has nothing to do with buying you a one way ticket to Hell. It has to do with the anger and hostility one must harbor toward another to place that person in the danger of Hell.

So the greek word for "fool" has emotional hatred attached to it, eh? You've shifted him from one bit of hypocrisy to another. Remember, hating someone, according to the bible, is as good as murder.