Should We Sell Stuff In The Church?

What does God's Holy Word,
the King James Bible, say 
about those who sell their 
books, man-made bibles, 
and DVDs inside their 
churches, during church 
services in person or on 
TV? Please share this with 
ministries you love who are 
living in disobedience to 
Jesus Christ's commands.


Jesus got angry at those 
who were selling stuff 
inside of God's House 
because he said it was 
supposed to be a 
"house of prayer", and 
he threw them out of 
the temple! 

Why not just sell your 
'stuff' on the air before 
you start preaching? Do 
you know how 
disconcerting it is to be 
focused on a 
Holy-Spirit-inspired 
sermon and have a 
message flash onto the 
TV screen with 
information about how 
to buy your book or 
donate to your cause? It 
totally destroys our 
concentration on the
preaching of God's 
Holy Word! 

Jesus told the people who 
were selling inside God's 
House that they had 
made it a den of thieves! 
I put all three gospel 
accounts below to 
emphasize this point. Do 
not ruin a good teaching 
ministry by selling stuff 
in your church in 
disobedience to what 
Jesus Christ taught.  

Matthew
21:13 And said unto them, 
It is written, My house shall 
be called the house of 
prayer; but ye have made 
it a den of thieves.

Mark
11:17 And he taught, saying 
unto them, Is it not written, 
My house shall be called 
of all nations the house of 
prayer? but ye have made 
it a den of thieves.

Luke
19:46 Saying unto them, It 
is written, My house is the 
house of prayer: but ye 
have made it a den of 
thieves.

Here is what God's 
Holy Word, the King James 
Bible, says about God's 
temple (church, synagogue, 
etc.) is to be a "house of 
prayer", NOT a marketplace
to sell your books, DVDs,
CDs, man-made bible,
etc.:

Isaiah 56:7  
Even them will I bring to 
my holy mountain, and 
make them joyful in my 
house of prayer: their 
burnt offerings and their 
sacrifices shall be 
accepted upon mine 
altar; for mine house 
shall be called an 
house of prayer for 
all people. 

What would Jesus do to 
you if he saw you selling 
inside your church, or 
during your Christian 
television program? He 
threw those in the temple 
of God out who were 
selling stuff out of the 
temple! 

Bold in Scriptures is 
for emphasis.

Matthew
21:12 And Jesus went 
into the temple of God, 
and cast out all them 
that sold and bought 
in the templeand 
overthrew the tables of 
the moneychangers, 
and the seats of them 
that sold doves, 

21:13 And said unto 
them, It is written, My 
house shall be called 
the house of prayer;
but ye have made it a 
den of thieves. 

Mark
11:15 And they come to 
Jerusalem: and Jesus 
went into the temple, and 
began to cast out them 
that sold and bought in 
the temple, and 
overthrew the tables of 
the moneychangers, 
and the seats of them 
that sold doves; 

11:16 And would not 
suffer [allow] that any 
man should carry any 
vessel through the 
temple. 

11:17 And he taught, saying 
unto them, Is it not written, 
My house shall be called 
of all nations the house 
of prayer? but ye have 
made it a den of thieves.

Luke
19:45 And he went into 
the temple, and began 
to cast out them that 
sold therein, and them 
that bought; 

19:46 Saying unto them, 
It is written, My house 
is the house of prayer
but ye have made it a 
den of thieves.

I hope your wonderful 
ministries will consider 
Jesus Christ's commands 
and obey them. God
help you to be obedient
to the Lord who died for
your sins.  

John
15:13 Greater love hath 
no man than this, that a 
man lay down his life for 
his friends. 

15:14 Ye are my friends, 
if ye do whatsoever I
command you.