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Scripture: Matthew 5:21-26
Matthew 5:21-26 ¶ Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shall not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment: 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. 23 Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there remember that thy brother hath ought against thee; 24 Leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way; first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift. 25 Agree with thine adversary quickly, whiles thou art in the way with him; lest at any time the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison. 26 Verily I say unto thee, Thou shall by no means come out thence, till thou hast paid the uttermost farthing.
Expanded Paraphrase
: Matthew 5:21-26¶ You have been taught all your lives: that you should not kill, and that if you kill another you shall be in danger of the judgment that comes upon all those who commit such crimes. Know that the sin of anger is just as serious as killing another in GOD's sight, and that in judgment, those who harbor such anger and unforgiveness will receive the same punishment as those who kill. For GOD knows and understands the great harm, spiritual devastation, and bondage that such anger and unforgiveness can bring into another's life. For anger can bring those that are subject to it into great bondage and can cast them into a (spiritual) prison of despair and tribulation: A prison that GOD had nothing to do with, but this prison was created by men with angry and judgmental spirits.
Note: That such unforgiveness has murderous effects in the lives of those so hated seems evident as it carries the same penalty before GOD. And even thought you may have had a good reason become angry in the first place, know that GOD commands you to forgive the offending person before the sun goes down. GOD metes out the same punishment for anger as for murder, for in his eyes they are equivalent, for he realizes the devastation that anger and unforgiveness can cause in another person's life.
And in the same manner you will be in even greater danger if you judge another thinking and speaking of them as though that they are stupid, vain, ignorant, and or worthless; But if you call someone a fool, this is even worse, for all those who do this become subject to the worst possible of penalties: That of being cast into hell's fire.
Do not take it lightly when others become angry with you, or when they judge you calling you stupid, vain, and worthless, or a fool. For such anger and evil speaking can definitely have an evil effect upon the person being spoken about. When someone is angry with you humble yourself and go to them asking them for forgiveness even if you believe that you have done nothing amiss deserving of their wrath. So if you have offended another or for any reason someone has been offended by you, obey the LORD, go to them and make amends anyway that you can. You may think that their anger and judgments against you will not effect you. You may feel that you have done nothing wrong, and why should you go to them. It may seem so unfair that they can effect your life when you may feel that you have done nothing wrong. Obey the LORD and go to them simply because the LORD commands you to do so. The LORD loves you and wants to see you avoid the bondage that their anger against you can bring. Do this before the sun goes down as God has commanded in his Word. The LORD also wants to see you avoid the judgment that will surely come upon you from him, if you fail to do as he has commanded.
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