Great ranting! Welcome to StSC!!
While navigating a particularly easy stretch of road I got into an imaginary conversation with a Christian pastor from the church next door. I am sure with no one actually there to disagree the conversation went a lot smoother than this explanation here, but as I recall it centered around Judas redeeming Jesus for 30 pieces of silver. Judas redeemed Jesus into the Herodian Priesthood though, not into any legitimate ecclesia, except (Romans 13) of course in the violence of the Roman Occupation.
This convolution of the system of balances ordained by the God of Abraham should be viewed in light of a presumption that Jesus knew he would be killed in one form or another as the only prophecy remaining unfilled was Zechariah's Worthless Shepherd Prophecy. Therefore Jesus understood full well the risks of:
1) Going into the Temple and overturning the moneychangers' franchise violently.
2) Prophecying openly against Israel by killing that Fig Tree on the King's Road during the public part of His coronation ceremony.
Upon the second precept comes The Nazarene Gospel Restored's rendition of the Last Supper where Judas and Jesus were very close friends, so much so that the new King showed Judas favor "The Sop" based in a trust that Judas being the treasurer of the mystery school was to go purchase a sword and slay Jesus at the Supper. Jesus trusted Judas to understand that now He had adaquately angered the Herodian Guard on the Temple Mount that it was time for Zachariah's Prophecy to come down.
My point is that Judas was attempting to Redeem Jesus by going to the Herodian Guard (the accountants were called Catholics (in Aramaic) I recall) in hopes they would capture Jesus and Jesus would renounce his coronation and title as King (Order of Archelaus) and be spared. The Betrayal was actually a Redemption. Jesus, upon determination and knowledge that He was the Messiah of God accepted death in the flesh even though it was not per the letter according to the final prophecy of the Hebrew writings. He did not do any arguing to defend Himself like Judas had hoped.
People redeem themselves all the time by signature bond. They are just doing it to the Fed instead of God.
A false balance is an abomination to the LORD but a just weight is His delight. Proverbs 11:1.
They (the people) shall be redeemed in lawful money on demand...