Not exactly. Jesus didn't mind regular merchants, though he's pretty clear and consistent that a love of wealth is incompatible with a love of God. The deal with the temple is that they were basically selling God, selling salvation, and profiteering off of faith. IIRC, you couldn't bring animals or offerings to the temple, you had to buy them there, their lambs, their doves, etc, because how can they make money if everyone just brings their stuff? It's pretty telling that after years of doing his thing, Jesus finally gets merc'd just days after this happened. Thankfully, though, we all learned this lesson and never ever did anything like this ever again. =)
Not exactly. Jesus didn't mind regular merchants, though he's pretty clear and consistent that a love of wealth is incompatible with a love of God. The deal with the temple is that they were basically selling God, selling salvation, and profiteering off of faith. IIRC, you couldn't bring animals or offerings to the temple, you had to buy them there, their lambs, their doves, etc, because how can they make money if everyone just brings their stuff? It's pretty telling that after years of doing his thing, Jesus finally gets merc'd just days after this happened. Thankfully, though, we all learned this lesson and never ever did anything like this ever again. =)