How is this a “disgusting attack on Christianity”? He makes valid points and it doesn’t negatively impact on Jesus in any way. Can you only be a wise teacher if you’re poor?
His point about the three kings’ gifts makes sense. I’m sure Mary and Joseph didn’t just toss it in the trash after the kings left.
The article assumes a lot, but does not give data supporting the assumptions.
The Magi’s gifts for example. Gold- how much gold? A trunk load, or a couple of grains in a tiny box- a token? The same with the frankincense and myrrh- how much, and how much was it worth at the time? How long would such riches have lasted a family of three? Certainly not till Jesus’ adulthood.
And UNDERGARMENTS?!?! How valuable could ANY underpants
( used at that) ever be in any culture? Perhaps the gambling was more about SHAMING- stripping someone of their last vestige of humanity?
Talk about reaching for an excuse to suck money out of people for another Rolex or Rolls in the name of ‘Christianity’! Man....people like these preachers are gonna burrrrrnnn!
Agreed. Jesus was a business owner who inherited his father Joseph's business. He had a house in Capernaum. And when it came to feeding the 5,000, his disciples asked if they should go and get food. Obviously, they had enough money to purchase food for 5,000 plus their families.
Jesus was a marketplace minister. He did not teach about poverty, but instead about the Kingdom. And in His Kingdom, there is no lack.