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vlyons

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3. Prosperity Christianity is one of my pet peeves

Reply to Cartoonist (Original post)

Wed Jun 12, 2019, 08:10 AM

Jun 2019

I doubt that you will ever hear one of those prosperity preachers give a sermon on Mark 11:15-17

"15: Then they came to Jerusalem. And He entered the temple and began to drive out those who were buying and selling in the temple, and overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those who were selling doves; 16: and He would not permit anyone to carry merchandise through the temple. 17: And He began to teach and say to them, “Is it not written, ‘My house shall be called a house of prayer for all the nations’? But you have made it a den of robbers’ "

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Prosperity Gobbledegook [View all] Cartoonist Jun 2019 OP

In my boss' car, I heard a xtian radio preacher one day many years ago.... Thomas Hurt Jun 2019 #1

Jesus said nothing about abortion Cartoonist Jun 2019 #2

Prosperity Christianity is one of my pet peeves vlyons Jun 2019 #3

Well, maybe Jesus IS wrong. Bretton Garcia Jun 2019 #4

Compromise Cartoonist Jun 2019 #5

Metaphorical Jesus is never wrong Major Nikon Jun 2019 #7

No, they can easily toss this one aside. trotsky Jun 2019 #6

To be fair it doesn't say sell ALL your possessions Major Nikon Jun 2019 #8

Metaphorical Jesus to the rescue! trotsky Jun 2019 #9

What is convenient is that "giving to the poor" always means funneling that through the church Major Nikon Jun 2019 #10

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