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Preacher says Jesus was Rich...
Prosperity Church Crap
Wow, just... wow. Personally, I think I'll stick with gut instincts to never trust anyone who uses the form "Initial Middlename Lastname"..... |
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So we have a bunch of ivory tower intellectual scholars trying to counter the prosperity preachers who are actually making money on Rich Jesus. As Stephen Colbert says, the market has spoken. |
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If Jesus was rich it was probably because he was running a PONZI scheme.
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Dr Jim's blog: is there stuffing with the roast donkey - catch the video at the end.
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12-26-2009, 05:19 PM | #5 |
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Mark 10:25
"It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God. At least it was, until Christ Almighty's all-new Camel Blender and Syringe Kit!" |
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Also, isn't the Prosperity Gospel line of thinking simply a way of squaring Christianity with the "American Dream?" After all, how can you be a true blue American out to seek your fortune, make it big, and be successful by following the teachings of the poor Jesus? Sure, everyone believed that the poor Jesus became the most famous human (well, half-human anyway) of all time, but who wants that, being famous but not rich? Sure, CNN might run cute stories about everyday "heros" who lead lives of self-sacrifice to help out others, but these folks aren't on ET having their messed up lives dished out for everyone to envy, are they? These folks aren't pouring out of their gowns as they pose on the red carpet, or drunkenly yanking the microphone out of a teen's hands, or having double-digit numbers of affairs, are they? Frankly, to the American public, aren't people who live simply and dedicate their lives to public service just plain boring? Definitely not the American Dream. The people who live like and most resemble the image of the poor Jesus are usually considered failures in the USA, so who would want that guy to be their saviour in that society? |
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Well, he's right. If there was a HJ, it's much more likely that he was wealthy than a poor wandering preacher, in spite of the self serving reasons this particular con artist has for saying so.
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In the time and place, wealth was expressed as land, big house, slaves, animals, concubines, colorful clothes, perfumes, and fine food. Two of the things that the pastor cites as evidence that Jesus was rich (gifts from the magi and the donkey) are not likely to be historically accurate. The donkey is part of messianic prophecy, and it was not a Cadillac. It was more like a Honda Civic. You would much rather have a horse or a camel. The argument about Judas the treasurer is a good point. It at least proves that Jesus had power of leadership over a small group of men, but the role of treasurer is needed to help the whole group sustain itself and to fairly distribute the goods, not necessarily to enrich Jesus.
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The idea that some poor uneducated sheep herder started Christianity is just silly. |
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