I was raised to believe that it's a sin for a Christian to call a fellow believer a fool; because "The fool has said in his heart, 'There is no God'" (Psalm 14:1). A fool is a person who doesn't know God. So if one has a saving faith in Jesus Christ than they are no fool, even if in some way or another they might act like one. A person may think or act foolishly and not be a fool.
Jesus Himself warned His followers not to call a brother a fool. He said, "But I say to you that whoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment. And whoever says to his brother, ‘Raca!’ shall be in danger of the council. But whoever says, ‘You fool!’ shall be in danger of hell fire." (Matthew 5:22).
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