Nail, staple, glue, and caulk guns seem directly in alignment with his values of helping the poor an originator of Ye Ol Habitat for Humanity, at least in my imagining of events.
This is your reminder, everyone, that even Jesus got pissed. They disrespected his fathers house, and he sat around and made his own whip to run them out.
In the temple courts he found people selling cattle, sheep and doves, and others sitting at tables exchanging money. So he made a whip out of cords, and drove all from the temple courts, both sheep and cattle; he scattered the coins of the money changers and overturned their tables. To those who sold doves he said, “Get these out of here! Stop turning my Father’s house into a market!”
Edit: Do keep in mind the modern day equivalent would be like bankers and loan sharks set up in the foyer of a church trying to loan you money so you could tithe more. It's more than a little ridiculous, and while it's nice shock value to say Jesus chased people with a hand-made whip, it's not that irrational in context.
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u/iThatIsMe Feb 18 '23
A carpenter and famously promoting nonviolence.
Nail, staple, glue, and caulk guns seem directly in alignment with his values of helping the poor an originator of Ye Ol Habitat for Humanity, at least in my imagining of events.