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Would he have been a greater or lesser businessman if he had not gone public with that company?

Does your explanation only make sense if you add to scripture? ..."innocent"...

Deceit and deceitful cannot mean different things any more than wrath and wrathful-- they are just nouns and adjectives made from the nouns. And you're going to have to cite the scriptures that make that (or any) distinction.

I could ask the question, "Is deceitfulness wrong?" and follow it up with "Is it ever right to do wrong?" Since you've already answered the latter, then answer the former. He personally, or some did so in his name? Reconcile that with your previous quote: "The ends never justify the means...

Then how about a cop who is working 'undercover,' who gives a false name and false occupation in order to catch a drug pusher?

Then explain how the poor are having food and medical help taken from them if they didn't have it to be taken.

How about the one [Jesus] who justified a hooker's dumping expensive perfume on his feet, with a 'follower' remarking that it could have been sold and the funds could have fed many of the poor among them? That falls within your charaterization of "taking" necessities from the poor.

There are a lot of things animals do by instinct that, if done by humans, would be sin, according to scripture. Beating up one of their own kind to take his food or his female... eating blood... being uncharitable....

Okay, now that I got home a little past midnight, I'll be more specific. I was staying in Taos for a few days, and, among other things, I finally got to go on a sleigh ride; something I have wanted to do for many years. I broke my own rule and posted some pics to that select few on my Friends...

Did anyone ask Rosa Parks or ML King that?

No, just starting a discussion that was on my mind. And, I didn't think the one I mentioned couldn't be trusted, but since I did say it was only a certain few on my list that I was sharing this info with, I didn't think any of them would post anything about it that could a lso be seen by...

The question I asked was: Was Jesus ever violent? Not complex at all. So Yes or No.

Interestingly, that sounds a lot like the black guy I have described here before who came to work at our wood packaging plant in the early 80's when I was about 21. I had no argument about faith with him, except maybe one time he asked "You're a Christian, aren't you?" after I had told him once...

Well, here's another of my pet topics for this forum. I'm sure every reader here has been impatiently awaiting it. While there should be no question at all that lying is a sin, suppose then people-- certainly myself; likely some of you reading this-- have a conviction against lying. What will...

You don't know how to say Yes or No when asked.

I said "If I looked at this truly objectively, I would be inclined to say Jesus can't make up his mind on that point." The fact is, I do not look at this truly objectively, so I don't say Jesus can't make up his mind on the point. But considering the temple incident-- which happened at least...

It's non-violent to chase merchants out of the temple with a whip and knock over their tables with money and animals? And I presume you mean the high priest's slave, whose right ear was cut off by Peter's sword. And Jesus made it clear they are not there to fight an earthly flesh&blood battle...

I question the honesty of absolutely every office holder of any kind. Do you?

In what lord? Maybe the one who said if you have no sword to sell your garment and buy one [Luke 22:36]? If you ain't got a sword, then start auctioning your Hanes or Fruit of the Looms.