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• Carolyn Abbott

  

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  November 2, 2009 6:29:01 AM EST

  This discusses a common misunderstanding/misreprentation by liberals/progressives, usually of this passage in Acts 22:44-47 (but also other Scriptures throughout the Bible), to justify a belief in socialism: "Now all who believed were together, and had all things in common, 45 and sold their possessions and goods, and divided them among all, as anyone had need. 46 So continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, they ate their food with gladness and simplicity of heart, 47 praising God and having favor with all the people." As the author shows, they mistake voluntary sharing and giving (charity) with what is forced by the state.

  Due to its length and that it's like to remain a stable link, I am only posting the link, not the entire article.

  Is Socialistm Biblical?

• Olli M

  

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  November 2, 2009 3:39:43 PM EST

  Carolyn that's right. Furthermore, While Bible strongly emphasizes charity, it never says we must have all things in "common." Quite the contrary, it says that whoever doesn't work, should not eat either! Paul goes as far as saying that Christians shouldn't even associate themselves with those who do not work.
  
  Jesus said that those who produced the most with their God- given talents should be given MORE. The lazy servant who had just one talent - according to socialist dogma - should have been given a few taken from the most productive to "even things out". Instead, his only talent was taken away and given to the one who had the most! Doesn't sound very socialist does it?
  
  In most of Jesus' parables, the themes are a businessman and a profit, and they're always discussed as a good example, not bad, and likened to what we should do spiritually also
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  I think the whole "was Jesus capitalist/ socialist"- debate is silly. Jesus came to die for our sins, not to discuss political systems. But it is appropriate to correct those who claim that Jesus was a socialist.
• Jeff L

  

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  November 4, 2009 8:35:22 AM EST

  You do not need to leave the 10 Commandments to know that Capitalism is the way of Hashem.
  
  "You shall not steal" and
  "You shall not covet anything that belongs to your neighbor"
  these together mean in part you are to respect others property rights. This is not socialism! Also, tithing and for that matter sacrifice was to always remain voluntary.