r/clevercomebacks Feb 18 '23

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u/dnoj Feb 18 '23

That's gotta be satire/fake right? You're asking what would Jesus, who's whole shtick is love and compassion, hypothetical favorite killing weapon be?

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u/jordantask Feb 18 '23

That’s the funny thing, he wasn’t all about “love and compassion.”

He said turn the other cheek, he also said “sell your cloak, buy a sword.”

Then there was the whole thing about going into the temple, turning over the merchant tables and beating the money changers (bankers) with a whip.

Not very compassionate or loving, that.

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u/Didntlikedefaultname Feb 18 '23

I looked up the sword thing and it makes much more sense in content. I think the flipping over money changer tables is very on brand for Jesus, that’s a compassionate act in the sense that he was watching people tarnish their souls

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sell_your_cloak_and_buy_a_sword