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Is it right for a Christian to call someone a fool or not?

Matthew 5:22 and Matthew 23:17; Psalm 14:1

Do not call someone a fool:

"But I say to 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, 'You fool,' shall be in danger of hell fire" (Matthew 5:22).

Calling someone a fool:

"The fool has said in his heart, "There is no God." They are corrupt, they have done abominable works; There is none that does good" (Psalm 14:1)

"You fools and blind! For whether is greater, the gold or the temple that sanctifies the gold?" (Matthew 23:17)

Some people even God look dem 4 face call them fools

OLAADEGBU:
Is it right for a Christian to call someone a fool or not?
Matthew 5:22 and Matthew 23:17; Psalm 14:1
Do not call someone a fool:
"But I say to 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, 'You fool,' shall be in danger of hell fire" (Matthew 5:22).

If you read the progression in Matthew 5:22, you will see that it has to do with anger as a result of personal grievance or offence. Personal grievance occurs when our emotions are hurt or pride/ego is wounded (like Herodias was angry with John the Baptist because the latter spoke the Truth)or we are denied sth we believe we deserve.

Jesus was not angry with the Pharisees because they slandered Him;at the time of arrest He still healed the man whose ears was sliced; while on the cross (in excruciating pain) He still prayed for the crowd that gathered and mocked. But He was angry for their hardness of heart and misleading others to set aside the word and follow traditions (that's why He wept over Jerusalem). This had nothing to do with personal grievance.

Can a christian call a person a fool? No.

I don't see anything bad in dat since or god (Jesus) did d same thing

OLAADEGBU:
Is it right for a Christian to call someone a fool or not?

Matthew 5:22 and Matthew 23:17; Psalm 14:1

Do not call someone a fool:

"[But I say to 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, 'You fool,' shall be in danger of hell fire]" (Matthew 5:22).

Calling someone a fool:

"The fool has said in his heart, "There is no God." They are corrupt, they have done abominable works; There is none that does good]" (Psalm 14:1)

You fools and blind! For whether is greater, the gold or the temple that sanctifies the gold[?" (Matthew 23:17)

How about this? "For my people are foolish, they know me not, they are [size=20pt] stupîd [/size] children ..." Jeremiah 4:22

haffaze777:
I don't see anything bad in dat since or god (Jesus) did d same thing

…LOL…this verse got me laffin, "For my people are foolish, they know me not, they are stupîd children ..." Jeremiah 4:22

If I call @rilwayne001 a fool would I be wrong?? Mind you wasn't the verse already talking about a brother? Why don't you face your religion of paedophilism, incest, promiscuity, lies, deceit and murder and just leave christianity alone? Its obvious you guys are full of problems already and I pray that the LORD JESUS CHRIST in his mercy saves you guys. AMEN

@olaadegbu, we need to do something about these set of stupid islamists who come to constitute nuissance on christian threads! I understand seun may be sabotaged hence they post their topics here intentionally and nobody transfers their topics to their own "hidden section". Else why would they be posting their matters in sections other than theirs without any sanctions done, and why would they be constituting nuissance on christian threads?

How can I come to nairaland's religious section, open a christian thread to be blessed, only to see islamists causing commotion? I how I was banned for commenting in their own section. Haba!!

sbaks:
If I call @rilwayne001 a fool would I be wrong??

Maybe not. As you can see, the bible see nothing wrong in it. Jesus called people 'fools', yahwhe his father called his children 'stupìd children'. I won't be surprised if you call me fool, no be today nah..... Afterall, you are known for cussin around like a lad; you are an expert in insulting peeps. Indeed, you are true christian emulating Jesus and Yahweh .

…Mind you wasn't the verse already talking about a brother?

Which verse?

Something should be done and FAST! They are no special people!! A bastard is always a bastard, and YES I called them bastards! This is what they get for causing commotion in christian sections. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. Anything they get from me is their fault. I SOAK MYSELF AND ALL I HAVE WRITTEN AND DONE HERE ON NAIRALAND IN THE BLOOD OF JESUS CHRIST. AMEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

sbaks:
How can I come to nairaland's religious section, open a christian thread to be blessed, only to see islamists causing commotion? I how I was banned for commenting in their own section. Haba!!

So, quoting the bible to backup the OP is an act of constituting nuisance

You need help bro.

sbaks:
Something should be done and FAST! They are no special people!! A bastard is always a bastard, and YES I called them bastards! This is what they get for causing commotion in christian sections. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. Anything they get from me is their fault. I SOAK MYSELF AND ALL I HAVE WRITTEN AND DONE HERE ON NAIRALAND IN THE BLOOD OF JESUS CHRIST. AMEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

He don start ooo.

Kontinu...Sò gbó

^ at least YHWH is not like allah who is blood thirsty and loves sex even with infants. HE IS HOLY!!!! The devil allah is wicked. YES this is what you get for your sarcasms on christian posts. Let it PAIN YOU VERY WELL I SOAK ALL POSTS AND ALL MY DEALINGS WITH NAIRALAND WITH THE BLOOD OF JESUS CHRIST

OLAADEGBU:
Is it right for a Christian to call someone a fool or not?

Matthew 5:22 and Matthew 23:17; Psalm 14:1

Do not call someone a fool:

"But I say to 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, 'You fool,' shall be in danger of hell fire" (Matthew 5:22).
Calling someone a fool:

[The fool has said in his heart, "There is no God." They are corrupt, they have done abominable works; There is none that does good"[/i] (Psalm 14:1)

"You fools and blind! For whether is greater, the gold or the temple that sanctifies the gold?" (Matthew 23:17)

i see that my fiery brothers in Christ avoided this one and concentrated on rebuking Muslims and aehtiests

my take

Nope,... insulting anyone is not a thing of pride,especially if our goal is not to make them see the error in their ways
I'll now go on to speak about this scripture

Jesus concentrated on legalities in most part of the chapter and drilled down to the tiny constituting bits of the law that most people will not attempt to get into, lest the vast consciousness of their sins overwhelms them

but Jesus then threw in something interesting into the process - a leeway
he says that wen you don mess up and the law in which you are subject to is about to take its pound of flesh
quickly make friends with your opponent that has a case against you

Some can inteprete this as asking for forgiveness of sin regularly, others can interprete it as asking for forgiveness once and for all times

But as for me, as I believe I am not subject to the law in the first place
I do not have a case to answer with regards to breaking it
Its almost like what we were initially told about Sharia law in Nigeria
that Muslims will be subject to it, but not us
So if a muslim drinks beer, he would be caned if their religious police takes him before their judge except he pacifies his police
My drinking beer is not supposed to attract such punishment

OLAADEGBU:
Is it right for a Christian to call someone a fool or not?

Matthew 5:22 and Matthew 23:17; Psalm 14:1

Do not call someone a fool:

"But I say to 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, 'You fool,' shall be in danger of hell fire" (Matthew 5:22).

Calling someone a fool:

"The fool has said in his heart, "There is no God." They are corrupt, they have done abominable works; There is none that does good" (Psalm 14:1)

"You fools and blind! For whether is greater, the gold or the temple that sanctifies the gold?" (Matthew 23:17)

Biblically, a 'fool' is someone who doesnt believe in God Almighty &/or someone who is deliberately ignorant of the word of God.

That said, only the Almighty God has the sole authority to refer to someone as a fool; & not us mortal christians. Cos doing so will amount to putting ourselves in the position of Judges over our fellow mankind.

Therefore, it is wrong for a believer to refer to another as a 'fool' cos that is entirely for God to decide. However, we can still make biblical references as to the types of persons God regards as fools for educational purposes.

This is why it is good to study contextually.
In bible interpretation,the minute the context changes,the meaning of the words changes.
See luke24:25
then he said to them, "O fools and slow of heart to believe all the Prophets have spoken "


Gal3:1 O FOOLISH Galatians,

In cases like this you need to understand the context...

Same way Jesus said "Judge not" and Paul said "the saints will Judge the world".it sounds contradicting but its not...

Reading contextually will solve those problems

U guys just surprise me... Do u need the bible to know that calling one a Fool is wrong? Its an insult simple. Why do we have to scroll the pages of the bible to know if an insult is bad? Is this how dumb we have become?

Ok... People!!! Pls get you brain working for once!! Whenever someone calls u a fool for whatever reason and u feel good, then perhaps calling someone a fool is good. But if I feel bad... Even if u acted like a fool... Tyn u should know its bad.

U Christians can really be dumb seriously... Now u own brain can tell I'd calling one a fool is bad? So if I call u a fool, u keep ur emotions aside, run to the bible, check what Jesus said about it... Then decide if u should feel bad about it or not.

Seriously ur case is pathetic.

sbaks:
^ at least YHWH is not like allah who is blood thirsty and loves sex even with infants. HE IS HOLY!!!! The devil allah is wicked. YES this is what you get for your sarcasms on christian posts. Let it PAIN YOU VERY WELL I SOAK ALL POSTS AND ALL MY DEALINGS WITH NAIRALAND WITH THE BLOOD OF JESUS CHRIST

who does this one think he's paining only your god walked on earth died a criminal and had a d*ck for raping infants.keep invoking the blood of a dead man.

Rilwayne001:


…LOL…this verse got me laffin, "For my people are foolish, they know me not, they are stupîd children ..." Jeremiah 4:22

DAT verse yaff dieded me,buybull can't be funny sha

Those Whom God Calls Fools

"Do ye thus requite the Lord, O foolish people and unwise? is not He thy father that hath bought thee? hath He not made thee, and established thee" (Deuteronomy 32:6)

This rebuke was by Moses, as he warned the people of God just before their entrance into the Promised Land. It contains the first use of the Hebrew nabal (translated "fool" or "foolish" ) in the Bible. Here it is applied to God's chosen people after they had been redeemed out of Egyptian slavery by God. This implies that the most foolish of all people are those who have known about God and His great salvation and yet have turned away from His Word.

Paul writes in similar scathing of those who had known of God's great deliverance of their fathers from the evil world before the Flood, and yet then abandoned Him for idolatry. "When they knew God, . . . their foolish heart was darkened. Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools" (Romans 1:21-22).

David used the same word about those who decide they can explain things without God, just as do so many intellectuals in modern America. "The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. . . . Have the workers of iniquity no knowledge? who eat up my people as they eat bread: they have not called upon God" (Psalm 53:1,4).

Even prophets and preachers can become fools if they follow their own wisdom instead of God's Word. "Thus saith the Lord God; Woe unto the foolish prophets, that follow their own spirit, and have seen nothing!" (Ezekiel 13:3).

Jesus similarly rebuked even those He dearly loved, because they were surprised and discouraged when He was crucified. "O fools," He said, because they had been "slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken" (Luke 24:25). God help us to maintain believing hearts, not foolish hearts, as we serve Him! HMM

For more . . . .

sbaks:
^ at least YHWH is not like allah who is blood thirsty and loves sex even with infants. HE IS HOLY!!!! The devil allah is wicked. YES this is what you get for your sarcasms on christian posts. Let it PAIN YOU VERY WELL I SOAK ALL POSTS AND ALL MY DEALINGS WITH NAIRALAND WITH THE BLOOD OF JESUS CHRIST

yeah u right ur YHWH can't be ALLAH because ur YHWH is clueless,clown n jester

Call a person a fool out of sheer sentiment and you've done wrong but call a person whom scriptures defines as a fool or who by inspiration is referred to as a fool and you've done right...the choice of words is not the issue here rather the source of the words is of concern! Words sourced from God's divine inspiration is infallible but words borne out of emotion and carnality will be judged.

sbaks: :
^ at least YHWH is not like Allah who is blood thirsty and loves sex even with infants. HE IS HOLY!!!! The devil Allah is wicked. YES this is what you get for your sarcasms on christian posts. Let it PAIN YOU VERY WELL angry I SOAK ALL POSTS AND ALL MY DEALINGS WITH NAIRALAND WITH THE BLOOD OF Jesus CHRIST

haffaze777:

yeah u right ur YHWH can't be ALLAH because ur YHWH is clueless,clown n jester

We do not have to attack entities acclaimed to be highly revered and unimaginably powerful just because our nerves are frayed...we should be mature enough to stifle our emotions and rein in our sentiments...

efficiencie:




We do not have to attack entities acclaimed to be highly revered and unimaginably powerful just because our nerves are frayed...we should be mature enough to stifle our emotions and rein in our sentiments...

yea u right but they think they're good at it but we wont fold arms n watch 'em displayin' stupidity here.it's going to be tooth for teeth

OLAADEGBU:


Is it right for a Christian to call someone a fool or not?

Matthew 5:22 and Matthew 23:17; Psalm 14:1

Do not call someone a fool:

"But I say to 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, 'You fool,' shall be in danger of hell fire" (Matthew 5:22).

Calling someone a fool:

"The fool has said in his heart, "There is no God." They are corrupt, they have done abominable works; There is none that does good" (Psalm 14:1)

"You fools and blind! For whether is greater, the gold or the temple that sanctifies the gold?" (Matthew 23:17)

Suggested answers:

When Jesus said in Matthew 5:22 that you should not call anyone a fool, contextually He was speaking of those who were unrighteously angry. That is why Jesus mentions anger in this verse. There is a righteous anger which is not sinful (Eph. 4:26 - "Be angry and do not sin . . ." ), as well as unrighteous anger that is sinful (James 1:20 - "for the anger of man does not achieve the righteousness of God". When God is angry with someone, He is always righteous in His anger. Jesus, being God in flesh (John 1:1,14; 20:28; Col. 2:9), can righteously be angry with people and pronounce upon them the foolishness of their deeds--which He did (Matt. 23:17). Also, undoubtedly, Jesus knew Psalm 14:1 which says, "The fool has said in his heart, 'There is no God' . . ." Jesus didn't forget the well known verse, and God is not wrong for calling someone a fool, especially when it is true.

As a result, we see that the condemnation by Jesus in regards to calling someone a fool is in the context of doing it out of unrighteous anger, which does not fit the later citations of Jesus labeling the hypocritical Pharisees as fools.

https://carm.org/bible-difficulties/job-song-solomon/can-we-call-someone-fool-or-not