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Judgment / Judgment Day

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In Matthew 5:22 it is written: "But whoever says, 'You fool!' shall be in danger of hell fire." We also read in Matthew 23:17 that it says: "Fools and blind! For which is greater, the gold or the temple that sanctifies the gold?" and then again in Psalm 14:1 "The fool has said in his heart, 'There is no God.'" They seem to be sending contradictory messages.

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