Raca (Racca, Raka, Raqa) is Forbidden
If you wonder what Jesus meant when He said whoever says to his brother "Raca," that person will be "guilty" through judgment (NASB, 1977), wonder no more. Jesus promised there's nothing hidden that won't be known, meaning there's nothing He hid in His word that the church would not one day understand. And thank God, today, for understanding in Jesus. For a very long time, faithful people have knocked, asked, sought, and found keys to understanding Bible messages whose meanings weren't clear to us. Decades of prayer and seeking answers alongside speakers of ancient languages, has helped bridge divides between people. When Christians have worked together with Aramaic and other translators in modern times, the result has been more souls saved for Jesus and much stronger understanding by the church. So some us are thankful, today, to understand a Jesus word (an expression of hell-bound hate) that puzzled translators for the longest time: Raca! I spit o