Do you realize what you said? Jesus "wouldn't even be seen having lunch with them?" Do you really want to go to scripture with that doozy?
Get real. For you, church is obviously about "Me, myself, and I." Very important to sit up front, like the Pharisees, while Jesus was eating with the GENTILES (the Muslims of the day).
"Do you realize what you said? Jesus "wouldn't even be seen having lunch with them?" Do you really want to go to scripture with that doozy? "
Certainly. These people are frauds, con artists and they are running a business. They make merchandise of the flock. They are lovers of money, and as Paul warned- avoid them.
There is nothing wrong with eating with a sinner. But a hypocrite? Never. Jesus called them a pit of vipers.
What he said was, Jesus wouldn't be seen having lunch with Paul and Jan. That's probably accurate. Jesus generally avoided the church-going "righteous" types of his day. Jesus likely *would* eat lunch with those of other religions, or those without religion.
Lots of physically hungry people could be fed for the price of the TBN set. Jan's annual makeup and hair budget could probably put a poor kid through college. Christian love shows itself in our love for each other, not in either the size of our church membership rolls or in the extravagance of our "ministries."
"Get real. For you, church is obviously about "Me, myself, and I." Very important to sit up front, like the Pharisees, while Jesus was eating with the GENTILES (the Muslims of the day)."
Secondly, you should know that Mohammed converted the people in the area of Mecca, who worshipped Baal- the moon god (which is by the way muslims have crescent moons at the top of their mosques) converted them to islam. They're still Baal worshippers today. What did God say to do with the worshippers of Baal? Eat with them?
It was Peter who introduced the Gospel to the Gentiles.