from what I have studied and read about the man, he was a businessman,
and a whore and a bigot...
let's see, where all of what he was supposed to stand for has gotten us TODAY?!?
This statement doesn't even merit a response since it is so totally negative and one-sided, but, I will defend the man's honor. So, what about powerful public speaker and fearless civil rights leader who gave a nation hope and was willing to die for freedom for oppressed people?
Do you think that God looks at His servants and sees only negative? Probably over 2/3 of the people in the world have some prejudices towards other people, since it is ingrained in our mentality, even if we don't like to admit it. Most people fight against it and try to overcome these negative impulses by trying to understand other cultures by reaching out to them.
King David of Israel, the Judaic King was blessed by God, even though he made grievous errors, including adultery. He remained a King after he repented and Jesus was also known as the "Son of David." But, God said he had "shed too much blood," in battle and therefore, could not build His Temple. King Solomon, who apparently had concubines of many women, although it may be unknown what their duties were, was the wisest businessman in the world, and could have been called a "bigot," because of his zeal for the Jews, was still quoted by Jesus:
"Consider the lilies how they grow: they toil not, they spin not; and yet I say unto you, that Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. If then God so clothe the grass, which is to day in the field, and to morrow is cast into the oven; how much more will he clothe you, O ye of little faith?" (Luke 12:27-28)
He didn't say that King Solomon was a failure and a loser, a whore and a bigot, did He? So you are dishonoring people who were chosen by God to fulfill a courageous purpose, therefore, you are dishonoring God.
So, let's see, where has all of what those two kings stood for gotten us TODAY?!?
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