This is wild. It was normal in my childhood for the priest to come over for dinner. It’s weird that people would go to a church like this.
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In the 80s, at the church we went to, the pastor would be at the exit to shake hands with anyone who wanted that. When I was ~5yo I always shook his hand. I’m an atheist now. Megachurches make me sick. Any organized religion is a cancer on society.
I'm sure this guy will come over to dinner, too, depending on what size your house is (and whether he can play grab-ass with your wife)
Makes me wonder how they would react if they met Jesus.
But then again, not like they read the passage where He said:
Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world. For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, 36 I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.’
”Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?’
”The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’
Makes me wonder how they would react if they met Jesus.
Even in his era, he was effectively a celebrity. Palm Sunday was easily analogous to a modern political rally or rock concert.
If people had Polaroids or cell phones, you know they'd have been taking selfies. Hell, there was a rich trade in relics of the era for millennia afterwards.
Celebrity pastors!
With Learjets and McMansions!
GIVE THEM ALL YOUR MONEY!
This tracks with the Bible where Jesus just sorta generally yelled in people’s directions and didn’t take items from them (except for literally as money as he could).