Jesus was a liberal communist?

Question

If he wasn't, then what was he.

he hung out with prostitutes, thieves, murderers. he cared about everyone more than himself. he believed that if 1 person had a fish, everyone should have a fish.

If christians are supposed to follow his very humble teachings, why are so many acquiring such wealth when obviously you are asked to live a simple life by god. Wealth doesn't neccesarily mean Bill Gates status, but better than most.

Please don't tell me you donate money to a foundation, volunteer at homeless shelters, or that just doesn't make sense. Why don't you step out there on blind faith and live a very humble life making some very harsh sacrifices to your lifestyle.

No insults please! that's definitely not christian-like

Answer 1

Hello black orchid.. :)

I do live a very humble lifestyle..

I receive only $705.00 a month, my rent is $675.00 a month, I pay the electric and phone, yet the Lord still provides to me enough give to others in need.. :)

When you figure out the above math..I should not even have enough to pay my bills..but miracles happen and every month and my bills are met.. :)

Great Question..10 thumbs up.. :)

In Jesus Most Precious Name..
With Love..In Christ.. :)

Answer 2

I'm an Atheist and a Unitarian Universalist of the Humanistic persuasion. I do believe Jesus was a liberal. I also believe that many of the stories of the Biblical canon (and even those rejected from canon) are mythical exaggerations placed on a historical character. We see similar exaggerations in the story of Gilgamesh, a historical king of Uruk around 2700 BC. While he was a real person, the stories which were written on tablets thousands of years ago, discovered in recent decades and woven into the literary epic, are full of the supernatural.

With the stories of Jesus, if you strip away the supernatural and look at his teachings as a visionary and a leader, he is at the very least liberal. As far as communist, I'm not sure. I'd probably be more comfortable using the broader term socialist over communist.

Answer 3

Very good point. Although liberalism and communism hadn't been articulated when He was around many of His teachings and attitude mirror later thought.

Its perhaps not surprising because liberals (in both the American and European sense) and early socialists based many of their arguments on His teachings. Its sounds counter-intuitive to say that world views that are often secular or anti-religeous take much from the teachings of Jesus. However where liberalism and socialism was anti-religeous it was mostly anti the excesses of "established" religion. And, when you get down to it, even if you don't believe He was the son of God, he said some pretty good stuff.

Its not just limted to the money thing. We have to ask what He would have said about the war in Iraq, torture of prisoners in Gantanamo and Intelligent Design (try finding anything about ID in the sermon on the mount).

Answer 4

So what are we supposed to do with our paychecks, if we can't give some to charities, keep it OR spend it on ourselves? We work for a LIVING, and when we've earned that living, we have the right to live it, right? I have always believed that a modest life doesn't have to mean living on lentils and rice, and living in a straw hut. Besides, you have a computer, so you obviously aren't living the way you're preaching yourself...

Yes, Jesus was a liberal communist. I agree with you on that point. The conservative Christians of our day are just fascists with a weighty conscience. Every time I flip to "Praise the Lord" on TBN, I cringe at the expensive suits and the extravagance of the sets. Whenever I see a Catholic priest in gold embroidery on white silk, I cringe too.

Answer 5

Jesus also said that fantasizing about women you're not married to = adultery. He also said that you risked being sent to hell for calling someone a fool. Not too liberal I don't think. While both libs and cons love to try to force Jesus into man-made US political boxes, he's way too complex for that. If he came back to earth in human form today I assure you he'd say plenty of things both libs and cons wouldn't like.

As for being a communist, I'm pretty sure he did't believe religion was the opiate of the masses.

Answer 6

Definitely communist. Liberal? Perhaps in his time, but more of a conservative republican in ours. He didn't seem to care much for others outside of his own ethnicity/nationality. His gospel wasn't preached by him or others to those outside the Jewish religion/Hebrew nationality till after his death. Sounds like a republican to me.

Answer 7

Jesus dis say, it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than a rich man to enter heaven. That certainly sounds Marxist.

However, Jesus did not organize the masses in violent revolution, as Communists tend to do. If anything, Jesus was a collectivist or anarchist.

So, liberal yes. Communist, probably not.

Answer 8

Liberals believe in individual form of democracy.
God's kingdoms is monarchy.
Communist? Not a chance. See above.

Answer 9

Jesus gave us a new commandment. Love each other. By this will men know we are His disciples. If we have love one for another.

Answer 10

Liberal definitely. Communist is a stretch.

Blessed Be