Wiser heads than mine have driven home the point: that if someone is trying to sell you something and appeals to your religion, ethnicity or tribe RATHER than on the merits of his product or service, watch out!
“Guaranteed returns?!?” And ol’ Bernie Madoff aimed his pitch at his fellow Upper West-Side joooz.
The Apostles followed Jesus to the hilt and they all but one were martyred - is that where the “Prosperity Bible” gets its example?
Or maybe it’s that call to “pick up your cross and follow me”...something lost in translation.
Saint Paul traveled the world, exotic places. We wont talk about Jesus’ example, except His clothes...