Jake
Puritan Board Senior
How are we to understand this verse: "Whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire." (Matthew 5:22), seeing that both Jesus (e.g., Mt 23:17, 19; Lk 11:40; Lk. 24:25) and Paul (e.g., I Cor 15:36; Gal 3:1) called men fools, including specifically?
Are we to understand that the use of this word is not absolutely sinful (hence "in danger of hell fire"), but that it can be sinful if used wrongly by sinful men?
Are we to understand that the use of this word is not absolutely sinful (hence "in danger of hell fire"), but that it can be sinful if used wrongly by sinful men?