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James Faults Overbearing Rebukes

Again, James in (Jas. 3:17) notes other problems with Paul which are evident in Paul's writings.

For example, it is hard to ignore Paul's overbearing non-gentle style. Paul is not gentle with the Galatians who want to keep the Sabbath and festivals and circumcision. Paul responds to the issue by calling the Galatians "foolish" (/.<?., stupid) (Gal. 3:1). To intimidate opponents further, Paul calls down curses ( anathema , "cursed") on those who contradict him among the Galatians. (Gal. 1:8).

How does James respond? He says one having the wisdom of God would be writing "full of mercy," not "cursing." ((Jas. 3:10).)