# Get Money with this one trick from The Bible **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 8, 2013, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-money-with-this-one-trick-from-the-bible/670725 "2013-10-08T22:42:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Hottius\_Maximus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/3ab097/32.png) [@Hottius\_Maximus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hottius_Maximus)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2013, 11:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-money-with-this-one-trick-from-the-bible/670725/21 "2013-10-09T11:28:54Z")
> [@dropzone](#): > > Yes, and she makes $4862 every week by working at home for 2 hours. LOL! That’s pretty good; is she hiring? ---
**Author:** ![LawMonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d6d6ee/32.png) [@LawMonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LawMonkey)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2013, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-money-with-this-one-trick-from-the-bible/670725/22 "2013-10-09T14:05:38Z")
> [@MEBuckner](#): > > Unfortunately it turns out the key passage is [Joel 3:3](http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Joel+3:3&version=NIV). You, sir, win this thread. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2013, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-money-with-this-one-trick-from-the-bible/670725/23 "2013-10-09T17:07:35Z")
Maybe it’s to go around and make the classic bar bet: “Who cut Samson’s hair?” You need a Bible on you to prove it wasn’t Delilah. ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2013, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-money-with-this-one-trick-from-the-bible/670725/24 "2013-10-09T17:08:58Z")
“Start a church.” ---
**Author:** ![Kobal2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kobal2/32/20_2.png) [@Kobal2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kobal2)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2013, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-money-with-this-one-trick-from-the-bible/670725/25 "2013-10-09T17:09:14Z")
Pffft. Getting money with one trick from the Bible is nothing new. The Catholic Church has been doing it for centuries. ETA \ That is the second time I’ve had my jokes ninja’d on this board today, there will NOT be a third. \ ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Morris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peter_morris/32/359_2.png) [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2013, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-money-with-this-one-trick-from-the-bible/670725/26 "2013-10-09T19:22:01Z")
You can get money if you master the following trick: step 1: Get water. step 2: Turn water into wine. step 3: Sell wine. step 4: Prophet. ---
**Author:** ![Hottius\_Maximus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/3ab097/32.png) [@Hottius\_Maximus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hottius_Maximus)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2013, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-money-with-this-one-trick-from-the-bible/670725/27 "2013-10-10T02:19:37Z")
> [@Peter\_Morris](#): > > You can get money if you master the following trick: > step 1: Get water. > > step 2: Turn water into wine. > > step 3: Sell wine. > > step 4: Prophet. Jesus made money from this? ---
**Author:** ![MEBuckner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mebuckner/32/2896_2.png) [@MEBuckner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MEBuckner)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2013, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-money-with-this-one-trick-from-the-bible/670725/28 "2013-10-10T02:29:21Z")
I think He left out step 3. He was a great vintner, but He was a lousy businessman. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2013, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-money-with-this-one-trick-from-the-bible/670725/29 "2013-10-10T02:37:27Z")
And I’m wondering why so many people have viewed this thread. Is it really any different? ---
**Author:** ![Melbourne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b5e925/32.png) [@Melbourne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Melbourne)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2013, 7:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-money-with-this-one-trick-from-the-bible/670725/30 "2013-10-10T07:31:31Z")
> [@tellyworth](#): > > That’s always the trick. Fear of prosecution doesn’t really enter into it, since if they’re breaking the law, so are their victims. > > It’s the same deal with the diet trick, energy saving trick or whatever else. The “product” doesn’t really matter, and may not even exist. It’s just a carrier wave for a pyramid scheme. Not all scams are pyramid schemes. There was a worthless pill/enhancer business (who’s name I will not mention) that had a business model of always giving your money back, all your money back, without question, if you asked for your money back. They made enough money out of people who did not ask for their money back that they made millions before they were shut down. ---
**Author:** ![Hottius\_Maximus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/3ab097/32.png) [@Hottius\_Maximus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hottius_Maximus)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2013, 11:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-money-with-this-one-trick-from-the-bible/670725/31 "2013-10-10T11:01:42Z")
> [@MEBuckner](#): > > I think He left out step 3. He was a great vintner, but He was a lousy businessman. I also believe that Jesus is the Son of God, so setting up a business would probably be contrary to His earthly mission. ---
**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2013, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-money-with-this-one-trick-from-the-bible/670725/32 "2013-10-10T11:49:14Z")
> [@Hottius\_Maximus](#): > > I also believe that Jesus is the Son of God, so setting up a business would probably be contrary to His earthly mission. It didn’t prevent the Church from selling indulgences. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2013, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-money-with-this-one-trick-from-the-bible/670725/33 "2013-10-10T14:57:39Z")
> [@dotchan](#): > > How the Bible says to accumulate wealth: > > - Don’t live beyond your means. > - Save for a rainy day. > - Invest wisely. > - Be generous to the less fortunate. > - Tithe. > - Don’t be a slave to it. > > And if you donate to my PayPal account, I can have the most pious person I know pray for your prosperity. 😉 Yes, in all seriousness, this would be about what I’d expect, except with a bunch of verses attached to each one. If you’re really curious, here’s an [Amazon link](http://www.amazon.com/Biblical-Financial-Prosperity-Kenneth-Hagin/dp/0892765240) to the type of “prosperity theology” books I am familiar with. I don’t have $5 to spend just for a laugh, but maybe some of you do, and you can share it. ---
**Author:** ![Death\_of\_Rats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a6a055/32.png) [@Death\_of\_Rats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Death_of_Rats)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2013, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-money-with-this-one-trick-from-the-bible/670725/34 "2013-10-10T15:23:22Z")
Aren’t these the online equivalent of that infomercial where teh guy was selling his sytem of placing tiny ads in a shit-ton of papers to make money? It seems you had to buy the system to find out what the hell was in those ads or why he was selling his sytem if he was doing so well using it. ---
**Author:** ![Hottius\_Maximus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/3ab097/32.png) [@Hottius\_Maximus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hottius_Maximus)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2013, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-money-with-this-one-trick-from-the-bible/670725/35 "2013-10-10T23:14:02Z")
> [@Musicat](#): > > It didn’t prevent the Church from selling indulgences. This is true, but the Church leaders ARE NOT Jesus Christ, despite what some of them may believe about themselves. Thank God for Pope Francis, huh? ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2013, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-money-with-this-one-trick-from-the-bible/670725/36 "2013-10-11T00:06:56Z")
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