Well, that was probably my mistake in my perception of your point, gospel . . .
I have to admit this discussion is a little hard to follow at times.
Its just amazing to me how anyone could believe in a poor destitute homeless Jesus despite all the scripture to the contrary.
Non believers and people who do not actually read the bible I can understand because most of them believe what they believe out of the commonality of tradition
Common sense dictates that if some kings and magistrates traveled hundreds of miles to give some gifts to see the baby Jesus, honoring Him as a King.... indeed those gifts had to be somewhat significant
It just seems no matter what scriptures one posts, someone who loves tradition will continue to cling to those and discount the Truth of the Scriptures.
For Gods sakes, someone, some believer, some follower of Jesus.... owned the upper room and we know that seated at least 120 people.
We know whoever owned it was not poor.
Neither did the average poor person own fishing vessels either and neither do I
Think about it
Well, I know that it is said about Christ that being the Son of God he did not grasp, and he did happen to be born in a manger. He definitely has rich friends.
Nothing wrong with having resources to put back toward the Lord.
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