Should we take advice from Christians who are millionaires?
Advice on what? Getting and keeping millions? or advice on being godly?
Would you take advice from a man despised by his community because he got his wealth by corruption and serving the interests of the hated foreign occupation forces? (Matthew)
Or would you take the advice of an insurrectionist/freedom fighter, who worked with all his heart to gain political liberation from those same foreign occupation forces, and who hated all who worked for those occupation forces? (Simon the Zealot)
Would you take advice from a bunch of poverty stricken but opinionated fishermen who argued with each other over which of them should be the King's right hand man?
Would you take advice, or rather, even pay attention to a country carpenter who put all these guys (and a bunch of women) together and told them - "love each other" and "if you want to be great, you got be like a little kid?" Would you take his advice if he told you to go catch one fish, and you'll find your tax money in its mouth?
Would you take the advice of a "wild man" who dressed in camel skin, ate pretty much only locusts and honey, and lived a lot of his time in the desert, or standing in a muddy stream, dunking people under the water "for the forgiveness of sins?"
Or from Daniel, right hand man to 3 consecurtive world emperors?
Or from Solomon, who could afford 300 wives and 700 concubines, thousands of horsemen & charioteers?
Or from the "son" of the Egyptian Pharaoh?
Or from a man who twice avoided telling rulers that the beautiful woman with him was his sister rather than admit she was his wife, puting her and them at risk?
Or would you accept the advice of a man who told you to go wash in a muddy creek if you want your incurable skin disease healed?
How about the guy who manipulates circumstances to get one of his most faithful followers killed so he could have his wife?
or more generally, from people who either think extreme wealth is the root of all evil, or that it is always a sign of God's blessed approval?
Is claiming to be "a Christian" any criteria at all, in itself, for good advice? And good in what sense?
What indeed is it that determines who we should turn to for advice? But again - advice about what exactly?