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calimary

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29. Yep. And He hung out with them, favored them, and advocated for them.

Reply to WinstonSmith4740 (Reply #21)

Thu Jan 3, 2019, 11:27 AM

Jan 2019

You never hear any of these holier-than-thou gas giants referring to the story in the New Testament about Jesus and the rich young man.

Rich young man has heard all the buzz about this new Rabbi and is fascinated, and wants in. Approaches Jesse about it. Jesus instructs him that the way to join up for him will be to “go sell all you have, give the money to the poor, and come follow Me.”

And the last we hear of the rich young man is - he went away, sad.

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