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 a far higher judgment than that of men;
Matthew 5:22. And whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, -
A word of very uncertain meaning, a kind of snubbing word, a word of contempt which men used to one another, meaning that there was nothing in them: "Whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca," -
Matthew 5:22. Shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hellfire.
Christ will not have us treat men with anger, or with contempt, which is a very evil form of hate, akin to murder, because we as good as say, "That man is nobody;" that is, we make nothing of him, which is morally to kill him. We must not treat our fellow-men with contempt and derision, nor indulge any angry temper against them, for anger is of the devil, but "love is of God."
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 a far higher judgment than that of men;
Matthew 5:22. And whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, -
A word of very uncertain meaning, a kind of snubbing word, a word of contempt which men used to one another, meaning that there was nothing in them: "Whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca," -
Matthew 5:22. Shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hellfire.
Christ will not have us treat men with anger, or with contempt, which is a very evil form of hate, akin to murder, because we as good as say, "That man is nobody;" that is, we make nothing of him, which is morally to kill him. We must not treat our fellow-men with contempt and derision, nor indulge any angry temper against them, for anger is of the devil, but "love is of God."