IndigoChild5559
Loving God and my neighbor as myself.
Let's assume for the sake of argument that it happened the way described in the gospel.I'm not talking about what might have actually happened. I'm talking about what happens in the stories. In the stories, the authorities don't dare make any move against Jesus in public. Also, there's nothing in the story saying that there was any havoc. That's a popular image in people's minds, but considered in the larger context, nothing in the story is actually any reason for thinking that, not even the whip.
It was VIOLENT. It says he OVERTURNED the tables. It says he took a WHIP and DROVE them out. We are talking not only vandalism, but also assault. It is clearly the scene of a vigilante. Let's assume he had a genuine beef, which is doubtful He needed to take it to the courts, not take the law into his own hands.