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NASB | Matthew 21:12 ¶ And Jesus entered the temple and drove out all 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. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 21:12 ¶ And Jesus entered the temple [grounds] and drove out [with force] all who were buying and selling [birds and animals for sacrifice] in the temple area, and He turned over the tables of the moneychangers [who made a profit exchanging foreign money for temple coinage] and the chairs of those who were selling doves [for sacrifice]. [Mark 11:15-18; Luke 19:45-47; John 2:14-16] |
Subject: Selling on the Church ground. |
Bible Note: Tim As you said we disagree. Again I remind you Jesus drove out both the sellers and buyers (victims as you make them). If the problem was just the crooks why did Jesus drive out the innocent buyers also? In John account of an earlier episode John 2:15-16 (NKJV) 15 When He had made a whip of cords, He drove them all out of the temple, with the sheep and the oxen, and poured out the changers' money and overturned the tables. 16 And He said to those who sold doves, "Take these things away! Do not make My Father's house a house of merchandise!" We see no mention of corruption other than mention of turning God's house into a house of merchandise. We can read anything we want into it but the fact remains Jesus complained about misusing God's house not how business was conducted. Again I stand on my original statement. If the congregation will not support the church let it be accounted to them and let them not have a church. There is no reason for a church to be in need if God's people are obedient. You used the example of your church selling homemade items, that is fantastic how about a crafts fair where they taught people how to make them themselves and perhaps gave them one of the crafts? I would think that would draw even more people in. My example with prostitution was out there and I know it I just wanted a definite contrast. But is selling jewelry and giving the church a cut, as the person that submitted this question mentioned, that much different? EdB |