Matthew 5:21-22
"Raca" means "worthless" or "empty"
We label others to protect ourselves
Jesus saw people, not labels.
A Brief History of "Hell"
Sheol
Hades & Tartarus
Gehenna
Examples:
Matthew 25
Luke 16
Matthew 5 and Mark 9
Matthew 18
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What is the context?How we treat others.
Labels to avoid:
Dehumanizing labels
Always/Never labels
If This, Then That labels
Labels and Love are incompatible.
The Labels we put on ourselves:
Unable
Unworthy
A Prayer To Help Us Stop Labeling Others
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A Prayer For When We Feel "Unable"
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A Prayer For When We Feel "Unworthy"
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