When Dismissal Hardens Into Contempt

Send us Fan Mail When Dismissal Hardens Into Contempt “…and anyone who says, ‘You fool!’ will be in danger of the fire of hell.” — Matthew 5:22 If Raca is dismissal, “You fool” is dismissal that has hardened into contempt. In Scripture, a fool is not simply uninformed. It is someone judged morally empty. Dismissal shrugs. Contempt condemns. Dismissal keeps distance. Contempt closes the heart. And once contempt settles in, we begin to justify harm. We stop seeing the image ...