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excuses, excuses. The past is over, isn't it. The future starts now. You're not gonna do some medieval poor guy and favor by selling the gold staff he paid for with his poverty.

You just don't get it do you? If you would reflect on the culture then and contrast it with our current culture a light may come on. If you do that and don't get my point, you are truly clueless.

Culture doesn't count with Jesus.

He didn't pick women to be elders because he didn't want to. Not because the "culture" made him nervous.

He wouldn't smile on misusing God's money whether it was 1st century Judaism (Ananias & Saphira), 15th century Europe (gold & gem-studded scepters), or 21st century Boston (legal payments to victims of abuse; huge expenses for crystal cathedrals; ripping off of retirees in Jim Bakker retirement scams.)

I am not clueless. I'm actually rather friendly and have been so throughout.