JAG Writes:
Other titles for this thread could be:
"Jesus And His Apostles Taught Me How To Use Ad Hominem
And Name-Calling"___Chris Christian
"The Lord Jesus And Many Biblical Hero's Taught Me How To
Use Name-Calling."__Chris Christian
I am very much interested in what the good folks here have
to say about this subject.
Let me announce up-front my position:
I disagree with Chris Christian. I do not practice name-calling {ad hominem} and
I do not believe that God wants me to practice it.
Introduction:
A fellow Christian, we will call him Chris Christian, recently told me
there was Biblical warrant for name-calling {ad hominem} in the Bible.
He said that the Lord Jesus and His Apostles and some of the Old
Testament's hero's used name-calling and therefore we have a Biblical
warrant to follow their example and do likewise. He said that we had
Biblical warrant for calling certain people "stupid" and "idiots" and "fools"
and "morons" because these names are mild compared to the name-calling
used by the Lord Jesus and other Biblical hero's. He said that we also
have Biblical warrant for calling certain people "snakes" and "vipers" and
"dogs" and "pigs" and "stupid" and "hypocrites." See below {1} - {6}.
Chris Christian presented some Bible verses that he claimed as support
for his position. {1} through {6} below:
{1} Mathew Chapter 23:
The Lord Jesus talking to His enemies:
"Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites!
You travel over land and sea to win a single convert, and when you
have succeeded, you make them twice as much a child of hell
as you are. You blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel.
Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites!
You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside
but on the inside are full of the bones of the dead and everything
unclean. In the same way, on the outside you appear to people
as righteous but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and
wickedness.
Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites!
“You snakes! You brood of vipers! How will you escape being
condemned to hell? ___The Lord Jesus in Matthew chapter 23
{2} Luke 3:7 and Matthew 3:7
"John said to the crowds coming out to be baptized by him,
"You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the
coming wrath?___John The Baptist
{3} " Fools find no pleasure in understanding but delight in airing
their own opinions."___Proverbs 18:2 NIV
{4}"Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but whoever hates
correction is stupid." ___Proverbs 12:1 NIV
{5} "Outside are the dogs."___The Apostle John Revelation 22:15 NIV
John calls some humans "dogs."
{6} "Do not give dogs what is sacred; do not throw your pearls to pigs.
If you do, they may trample them under their feet, and turn and tear
you to pieces.___The Lord Jesus Matthew 7:6
The Lord Jesus says here that some humans are "dogs" and "pigs."
__________
Here is the definition of:
ad hominem - an attack directed against the person, rather
than against their argument or their position
Again I am very much interested in what the good folks here have
to say about the subject above.
JAG
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Other titles for this thread could be:
"Jesus And His Apostles Taught Me How To Use Ad Hominem
And Name-Calling"___Chris Christian
"The Lord Jesus And Many Biblical Hero's Taught Me How To
Use Name-Calling."__Chris Christian
I am very much interested in what the good folks here have
to say about this subject.
Let me announce up-front my position:
I disagree with Chris Christian. I do not practice name-calling {ad hominem} and
I do not believe that God wants me to practice it.
Introduction:
A fellow Christian, we will call him Chris Christian, recently told me
there was Biblical warrant for name-calling {ad hominem} in the Bible.
He said that the Lord Jesus and His Apostles and some of the Old
Testament's hero's used name-calling and therefore we have a Biblical
warrant to follow their example and do likewise. He said that we had
Biblical warrant for calling certain people "stupid" and "idiots" and "fools"
and "morons" because these names are mild compared to the name-calling
used by the Lord Jesus and other Biblical hero's. He said that we also
have Biblical warrant for calling certain people "snakes" and "vipers" and
"dogs" and "pigs" and "stupid" and "hypocrites." See below {1} - {6}.
Chris Christian presented some Bible verses that he claimed as support
for his position. {1} through {6} below:
{1} Mathew Chapter 23:
The Lord Jesus talking to His enemies:
"Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites!
You travel over land and sea to win a single convert, and when you
have succeeded, you make them twice as much a child of hell
as you are. You blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel.
Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites!
You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside
but on the inside are full of the bones of the dead and everything
unclean. In the same way, on the outside you appear to people
as righteous but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and
wickedness.
Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites!
“You snakes! You brood of vipers! How will you escape being
condemned to hell? ___The Lord Jesus in Matthew chapter 23
{2} Luke 3:7 and Matthew 3:7
"John said to the crowds coming out to be baptized by him,
"You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the
coming wrath?___John The Baptist
{3} " Fools find no pleasure in understanding but delight in airing
their own opinions."___Proverbs 18:2 NIV
{4}"Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but whoever hates
correction is stupid." ___Proverbs 12:1 NIV
{5} "Outside are the dogs."___The Apostle John Revelation 22:15 NIV
John calls some humans "dogs."
{6} "Do not give dogs what is sacred; do not throw your pearls to pigs.
If you do, they may trample them under their feet, and turn and tear
you to pieces.___The Lord Jesus Matthew 7:6
The Lord Jesus says here that some humans are "dogs" and "pigs."
__________
Here is the definition of:
ad hominem - an attack directed against the person, rather
than against their argument or their position
Again I am very much interested in what the good folks here have
to say about the subject above.
JAG
``