Thou Fool
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.
What does this mean? JESUS says that if you call your brother a fool then you are in danger of hell fire.
But yet in verse 20 below, GOD calls this man a fool for putting his possessions as more important than GOD in his life. Does this mean that GOD does things that he tells us not to do when HE calls this man a fool? Is this a contradiction in The Bible?
Luke 12:16 And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:
Luke 12:17 And he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits?
Luke 12:18 And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my fruits and my goods.
Luke 12:19 And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry.
Luke 12:20 But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?
Luke 12:21 So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.
Luke 12:22 And he said unto his disciples, Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat; neither for the body, what ye shall put on.
Luke 12:23 The life is more than meat, and the body is more than raiment.
The answer is that this is not a contradiction. The Bible does not contradict itself. If someone believes that The Bible contradicts itself, that person simply has no knowledge of The Bible. Also, I don't believe that GOD tells us not to do something that HE would do unless it is something that we do not have the ability, wisdom or knowledge to accomplish. GOD, and GOD alone, is JUDGE. GOD surely would never do anything that is immoral or improper. All of HIS judgments are righteous and fair. There are cases where the translators of The Bible did not have words available in the English language to give a full understanding of the meaning of a particular verse. In these cases they would sometimes use the same word as in another verse that had a similar context but not as deep of a meaning. This was necessary because the King James Bible is a word for word translation of the original manuscripts. In the case of ’Thou Fool', the two verses used in this example have different meanings for the word 'fool', and the verse in Matthew 5:22 takes on a much deeper meaning than Luke 12:20.
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, G3474 shall be in danger of hell fire.
G3474
μωρός
mōros
mo-ros'
Probably from the base of G3466; dull or stupid (as if shut up), that is, heedless, (morally) blockhead, (apparently) absurd: - fool (-ish, X -ishness).
Fool (Moros), as used in this verse has the Greek meaning as being completely without moral capability. To have no hope of being saved. Only GOD can judge the state of an individual. For a person to decide upon another person's state or judgment is to put one’s self in the position of GOD. It is a dangerous thing to do. No man knows another man’s pain and no man can judge whether a person will come out of a particular state they are in, or know what it was that resulted in their state in the first place. What damage can one cause by making such a judgment? What if the person was about to come out of such a bad state and the judger caused them to give up?
Luke 12:20 But God said unto him, Thou fool, G878 this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?
G878
ἄφρων
aphrōn
af'-rone
From G1 (as a negative particle) and G5424; properly mindless, that is, stupid, (by implication) ignorant, (specifically) egotistic, (practically) rash, or (morally) unbelieving: - fool (-ish), unwise.
In this case, fool means a stupid person with an ego problem.
So, in Matthew 5:22 the English word 'fool' means 'morally incapable' in the Greek Manuscripts, while the same English word 'fool' in Luke 12:20 has a different meaning in the Greek Manuscripts, which is 'unwise' or 'stupid', or ‘(morally) unbelieving’. Using the word in Matthew 5:22 can possibly land you in hell if you use it improperly, whereas using the same English word in Luke 12:20 has a different Greek definition, which is merely an observation of intelligence.
Conclusion:
There are many versions of The Bible available today. Some are paraphrased and some have deceptions in the translations. The King James Version of The Bible is a word for word translation of the original Hebrew and Greek Manuscripts. Using a Strong's Concordance (Hebrew/Greek dictionary), every word in the King James Version of The Bible can be checked against the manuscripts for accuracy. If you want to learn GOD'S WORD and know that every word is the TRUTH of what the Bible really says, you either have to find a good honest Pastor that knows the TRUTH or you have to use the proper tools and know how to study properly. As you can see from this post, studying properly is difficult if you do not know these things. If you open your Bible and you see a verse that says 'Thou Fool' and then you see another verse that says 'Don't say Thou Fool', and you do not know why, you may think that the Bible contradicts itself. You will not realize why some people understand the Bible, but you do not. How can you know if you have eyes to see and ears to hear if you don't know what the Bible really says?
Luke 8:10 And he said, Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God: but to others in parables; that seeing they might not see, and hearing they might not understand.
Don’t Be A Fool, G878 Study GOD'S WORD.
A thousand years of Iron Rod discipline is a big price to pay for being stupid (and it's a long tough road and you still might not make it). You would read Crisis Of Character, Twilight, Gone With The Wind, War And Peace, and watch every Star Trek series ever made, but you won't take time to learn GOD'S WORD. If you slow down and study, you will see that everything going on in the world today is all written in The Bible. But satan is wise, he will keep you from it, and he is not too worried about you, because he has your help. If you forego the GRACE here, you have the Millennium if you don't know the TRUTH, but there is no GRACE in the Millennium. It's tough, and 1000 years long. You will have to battle satan by yourself at the end. If you don't overcome satan, you will die forever.
Romans 1:20 For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:
Hebrews 11:1 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.
Hebrews 11:3 Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear.
Romans 10:17 So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
Thou Fool
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.
What does this mean? JESUS says that if you call your brother a fool then you are in danger of hell fire.
But yet in verse 20 below, GOD calls this man a fool for putting his possessions as more important than GOD in his life. Does this mean that GOD does things that he tells us not to do when HE calls this man a fool? Is this a contradiction in The Bible?
Luke 12:16 And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:
Luke 12:17 And he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits?
Luke 12:18 And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my fruits and my goods.
Luke 12:19 And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry.
Luke 12:20 But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?
Luke 12:21 So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.
Luke 12:22 And he said unto his disciples, Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat; neither for the body, what ye shall put on.
Luke 12:23 The life is more than meat, and the body is more than raiment.
The answer is that this is not a contradiction. The Bible does not contradict itself. If someone believes that The Bible contradicts itself, that person simply has no knowledge of The Bible. Also, I don't believe that GOD tells us not to do something that HE would do unless it is something that we do not have the ability, wisdom or knowledge to accomplish. GOD, and GOD alone, is JUDGE. GOD surely would never do anything that is immoral or improper. All of HIS judgments are righteous and fair. There are cases where the translators of The Bible did not have words available in the English language to give a full understanding of the meaning of a particular verse. In these cases they would sometimes use the same word as in another verse that had a similar context but not as deep of a meaning. This was necessary because the King James Bible is a word for word translation of the original manuscripts. In the case of ’Thou Fool', the two verses used in this example have different meanings for the word 'fool', and the verse in Matthew 5:22 takes on a much deeper meaning than Luke 12:20.
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, G3474 shall be in danger of hell fire.
G3474
μωρός
mōros
mo-ros'
Probably from the base of G3466; dull or stupid (as if shut up), that is, heedless, (morally) blockhead, (apparently) absurd: - fool (-ish, X -ishness).
Fool (Moros), as used in this verse has the Greek meaning as being completely without moral capability. To have no hope of being saved. Only GOD can judge the state of an individual. For a person to decide upon another person's state or judgment is to put one’s self in the position of GOD. It is a dangerous thing to do. No man knows another man’s pain and no man can judge whether a person will come out of a particular state they are in, or know what it was that resulted in their state in the first place. What damage can one cause by making such a judgment? What if the person was about to come out of such a bad state and the judger caused them to give up?
Luke 12:20 But God said unto him, Thou fool, G878 this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?
G878
ἄφρων
aphrōn
af'-rone
From G1 (as a negative particle) and G5424; properly mindless, that is, stupid, (by implication) ignorant, (specifically) egotistic, (practically) rash, or (morally) unbelieving: - fool (-ish), unwise.
In this case, fool means a stupid person with an ego problem.
So, in Matthew 5:22 the English word 'fool' means 'morally incapable' in the Greek Manuscripts, while the same English word 'fool' in Luke 12:20 has a different meaning in the Greek Manuscripts, which is 'unwise' or 'stupid', or ‘(morally) unbelieving’. Using the word in Matthew 5:22 can possibly land you in hell if you use it improperly, whereas using the same English word in Luke 12:20 has a different Greek definition, which is merely an observation of intelligence.
Conclusion:
There are many versions of The Bible available today. Some are paraphrased and some have deceptions in the translations. The King James Version of The Bible is a word for word translation of the original Hebrew and Greek Manuscripts. Using a Strong's Concordance (Hebrew/Greek dictionary), every word in the King James Version of The Bible can be checked against the manuscripts for accuracy. If you want to learn GOD'S WORD and know that every word is the TRUTH of what the Bible really says, you either have to find a good honest Pastor that knows the TRUTH or you have to use the proper tools and know how to study properly. As you can see from this post, studying properly is difficult if you do not know these things. If you open your Bible and you see a verse that says 'Thou Fool' and then you see another verse that says 'Don't say Thou Fool', and you do not know why, you may think that the Bible contradicts itself. You will not realize why some people understand the Bible, but you do not. How can you know if you have eyes to see and ears to hear if you don't know what the Bible really says?
Luke 8:10 And he said, Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God: but to others in parables; that seeing they might not see, and hearing they might not understand.
Don’t Be A Fool, G878 Study GOD'S WORD.
A thousand years of Iron Rod discipline is a big price to pay for being stupid (and it's a long tough road and you still might not make it). You would read Crisis Of Character, Twilight, Gone With The Wind, War And Peace, and watch every Star Trek series ever made, but you won't take time to learn GOD'S WORD. If you slow down and study, you will see that everything going on in the world today is all written in The Bible. But satan is wise, he will keep you from it, and he is not too worried about you, because he has your help. If you forego the GRACE here, you have the Millennium if you don't know the TRUTH, but there is no GRACE in the Millennium. It's tough, and 1000 years long. You will have to battle satan by yourself at the end. If you don't overcome satan, you will die forever.
Romans 1:20 For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:
Hebrews 11:1 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.
Hebrews 11:3 Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear.
Romans 10:17 So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
Thou Fool
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.
What does this mean? JESUS says that if you call your brother a fool then you are in danger of hell fire.
But yet in verse 20 below, GOD calls this man a fool for putting his possessions as more important than GOD in his life. Does this mean that GOD does things that he tells us not to do when HE calls this man a fool? Is this a contradiction in The Bible?
Luke 12:16 And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:
Luke 12:17 And he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits?
Luke 12:18 And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my fruits and my goods.
Luke 12:19 And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry.
Luke 12:20 But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?
Luke 12:21 So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.
Luke 12:22 And he said unto his disciples, Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat; neither for the body, what ye shall put on.
Luke 12:23 The life is more than meat, and the body is more than raiment.
The answer is that this is not a contradiction. The Bible does not contradict itself. If someone believes that The Bible contradicts itself, that person simply has no knowledge of The Bible. Also, I don't believe that GOD tells us not to do something that HE would do unless it is something that we do not have the ability, wisdom or knowledge to accomplish. GOD, and GOD alone, is JUDGE. GOD surely would never do anything that is immoral or improper. All of HIS judgments are righteous and fair. There are cases where the translators of The Bible did not have words available in the English language to give a full understanding of the meaning of a particular verse. In these cases they would sometimes use the same word as in another verse that had a similar context but not as deep of a meaning. This was necessary because the King James Bible is a word for word translation of the original manuscripts. In the case of ’Thou Fool', the two verses used in this example have different meanings for the word 'fool', and the verse in Matthew 5:22 takes on a much deeper meaning than Luke 12:20.
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, G3474 shall be in danger of hell fire.
G3474
μωρός
mōros
mo-ros'
Probably from the base of G3466; dull or stupid (as if shut up), that is, heedless, (morally) blockhead, (apparently) absurd: - fool (-ish, X -ishness).
Fool (Moros), as used in this verse has the Greek meaning as being completely without moral capability. To have no hope of being saved. Only GOD can judge the state of an individual. For a person to decide upon another person's state or judgment is to put one’s self in the position of GOD. It is a dangerous thing to do. No man knows another man’s pain and no man can judge whether a person will come out of a particular state they are in, or know what it was that resulted in their state in the first place. What damage can one cause by making such a judgment? What if the person was about to come out of such a bad state and the judger caused them to give up?
Luke 12:20 But God said unto him, Thou fool, G878 this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?
G878
ἄφρων
aphrōn
af'-rone
From G1 (as a negative particle) and G5424; properly mindless, that is, stupid, (by implication) ignorant, (specifically) egotistic, (practically) rash, or (morally) unbelieving: - fool (-ish), unwise.
In this case, fool means a stupid person with an ego problem.
So, in Matthew 5:22 the English word 'fool' means 'morally incapable' in the Greek Manuscripts, while the same English word 'fool' in Luke 12:20 has a different meaning in the Greek Manuscripts, which is 'unwise' or 'stupid', or ‘(morally) unbelieving’. Using the word in Matthew 5:22 can possibly land you in hell if you use it improperly, whereas using the same English word in Luke 12:20 has a different Greek definition, which is merely an observation of intelligence.
Conclusion:
There are many versions of The Bible available today. Some are paraphrased and some have deceptions in the translations. The King James Version of The Bible is a word for word translation of the original Hebrew and Greek Manuscripts. Using a Strong's Concordance (Hebrew/Greek dictionary), every word in the King James Version of The Bible can be checked against the manuscripts for accuracy. If you want to learn GOD'S WORD and know that every word is the TRUTH of what the Bible really says, you either have to find a good honest Pastor that knows the TRUTH or you have to use the proper tools and know how to study properly. As you can see from this post, studying properly is difficult if you do not know these things. If you open your Bible and you see a verse that says 'Thou Fool' and then you see another verse that says 'Don't say Thou Fool', and you do not know why, you may think that the Bible contradicts itself. You will not realize why some people understand the Bible, but you do not. How can you know if you have eyes to see and ears to hear if you don't know what the Bible really says?
Luke 8:10 And he said, Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God: but to others in parables; that seeing they might not see, and hearing they might not understand.
Don’t Be A Fool, G878 Study GOD'S WORD.
A thousand years of Iron Rod discipline is a big price to pay for being stupid (and it's a long tough road and you still might not make it). You would read Crisis Of Character, Twilight, Gone With The Wind, War And Peace, and watch every Star Trek series ever made, but you won't take time to learn GOD'S WORD. If you slow down and study, you will see that everything going on in the world today is all written in The Bible. But satan is wise, he will keep you from it, and he is not too worried about you, because he has your help. If you forego the GRACE here, you have the Millennium if you don't know the TRUTH, but there is no GRACE in the Millennium. It's tough, and 1000 years long. You will have to battle satan by yourself at the end. If you don't overcome satan, you will die forever.
Romans 1:20 For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:
Hebrews 11:1 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.
Hebrews 11:3 Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear.
Romans 10:17 So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.