| I doubt whether one; or a group, is rich and powerful has much to do with accepting the premise that Christ was the Messiah, or not. Rich and poor have accepted commonly held beliefs regarding him... or not.
One thing I refuse to do, is use the common phrase "accept (or reject) Christ." If you come up to me and say you think your divine and I disagree that doesn't mean I "reject you." It just means I don't accept your premise. That's a tactic that has been used for a long time to shame others into agreeing with them. It's part of the "agree with us or else" threat. |