I'm Christian not atheist but I'm trying to understand this.
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Mat 5:22[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_vDispa"]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.
Psalm 39:8
Save me from all my transgressions; do not make me the scorn of fools.
Psalm 53:1
[ Psalm 53 ] [ For the director of music. According to mahalath. A maskil of David. ] The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, and their ways are vile; there is no one who does good.[/TD]
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If there is a misunderstanding about scripture, you can be sure it is on the side of man. GOD does not make mistakes.
If you take a look at the verses below and check the definitions from the Strongs Concordance, you will see that it is completely two different definitions for the word fool.
In the verse in Matthew, it speaks of calling someone morally stupid, basically saying that the person has no hope of being saved. It means that YOU are not the judge. YOU don't know that persons situation, whereas GOD knows all things. Everybody goes through things in life that affect them and GOD knows if that person has a basically good spirit and will come out of it, but YOU don't. So don't set yourself up as judge. If you do, aren't you trying to put yourself in GOD'S place?
In the verse in Psalms, it's a different kind of fool. The one that is basically blind or stupid. You know, the kind that acts like an idiot and doesn't see what is right in front of them. There are plenty of those out there, but it's not the same as setting yourself up as judge when you call someone that. It just means you are noticing their behavior.
So, don't call someone 'Moros', or you set yourself up as judge. But noticing someone is an idiot is a whole nother story.
Mat 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.
G3474
μωρός
mōros
mo-ros'
Probably form the base of G3466; dull or stupid (as if shut up), that is, heedless, (morally) blockhead, (apparently) absurd: - fool (-ish, X -ishness).
Psa 53:1 To the chief Musician upon Mahalath, Maschil, A Psalm of David. The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. Corrupt are they, and have done abominable iniquity: there is none that doeth good.
H5036
נבל
nâbâl
naw-bawl'
From H5034; stupid; wicked (especially impious): - fool (-ish, -ish man, -ish woman), vile person.
