why are most christian countries capitalist?

Question

mark 10 25": It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.

Answer 1

It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than it is for a rich man to enter Heaven.

Where this saying comes from is that in ancient cities there were robbers on camel routes. The walls to the cities were high, the doorways narrow. You had to unload your camel to get through the eye of the needle.

And what this means to us is that we must get unloaded from who we thought we were. We are not a machinist, not a computer specialist, etc. We must ask ourselves: "What am I not?" I'm not my house, not my car, not my relationships. We are no thing. Once we realize this, it will be pretty easy to go through the eye of a needle then.

It would make sense that some people base their entire life on who they are and what they have and not want to let go of it.

Does this make sense to you? And will you be able to let go of it yourself?

Answer 2

Really, every system is capitalist, some systems just use different currency.

Communist systems use a system where the government bureaucrats allow only certain business to happen under their control. Their currency is often similar to the underground organized crime system in capitalist systems. Their currency is in favors to the bureaucrats. The bureaucrats are limited in how much they can organize the central control of the state output. Productivity is limited.

Socialist systems use a system where government bureaucrats take from the business sector and distribute the wealth to their supporters ... usually, to those who would vote that government back in (if elections are even allowed). Taken to an extreme, the bureaucrats can only organize a limited amount of production, and there is little incentive to produce since the producers do not receive a reward for their efforts. Productivity falls.

Capitalist systems operate on a less human controlled manner. The free market is allowed to operate (usually under a certain amount of government limitations).
This means that people are free to do favors (produce goods and services) for anyone who is able to do favors in return. This system is subject to somewhat less control type corruption, since an impartial market determines supply, demand and prices. The market does no-one any favors.
Productivity is limited only to the capacity of the entrepreneurs to think of favors to do for others, and the supply of production materials and labor.
The lack of favors is a problem to those who lack the capacity to do favors for others (earn money). These types lobby the government to implement socialist policies to support them. This is not entirely a bad thing, however, as long as we wish to provide some means for those who cannot contribute.

The biblical Jewish culture was a nation born from twelve iron-age tribes, newly freed from slavery. To set up a modern socialist system was out of the question. Their new nation was well suited for trade, and they were quite a productive and industrious society considering their resources. Trade was second nature to their culture.
It is no surprise that a free market, trade economy emerged from their situation. They had to produce something of value for their own needs and for trade.

In Proverbs 31, even the women were entrepreneurial.

Answer 3

Capitalism is the only economic system that respects human freedom. Everything is voluntary in capitalism. Christians respect human freedom too.

Yes, I know, Christians have a bloody history, but I'm talking about recent history, not going back to the Inquisition or holy wars or anything.

Answer 4

Capitalism is MORE than just greed. It's about freedom to make choices for ourselves, to create and market any product we like, and to spend (or save) our money however we please.
Capitalism allows us more spending power to give to the charities of our choice, instead of the state shaping charities for us. The fact is that most Christians are not giving enough with their money. But even if they lived in a socialistic country, they wouldn't do enough either way.
Christianity is all about personal responsibility, not collective responsibility. That's the difference between Christian cultures and secular cultures.

Answer 5

Good question! Christ, after all, seemed to me to be a kind of socialist (Money-lender tables and all that). But Christian, Jewish run countries (Western countries) do seem to be the richer and it is probably no coincidence as religion and economy were two most decisive factors during the European expansion that has laid the platform for today's global political set up. (Gosh, that was a long sentence!).

Answer 6

You're mixed up. Most "Christian" countries have secular governments and secular freedoms, one of which is free enterprise, also known as capitalism. Most participants in capitalism are workers, not the greedy big shots that run the corporations, so most of us are still eligible for entry into heaven. I can assure you, the big shots are not true Christans and are little concerned with going to heaven, or in your opinion of them.

Answer 7

whats wrong with "capitalists" ?? Capitalist countrys have a healty economy and have the power to insure welfare to its citizens . U r probably a muslim who live happy in a "capitalist" country ,isnt it ???. U muslims love to use this word " capitalist" in your propaganda just to bash christianity . If capitalism was wrong ,u muslims would not come here in this "capitalist" countrys, u would stay in ur wonderfull islamic countrys.

Answer 8

You missed the whole point of that scripture context is everything

Mar 10:26 And they were astonished out of measure, saying among themselves, Who then can be saved?
Mar 10:27 And Jesus looking upon them saith, With men it is impossible, but not with God: for with God all things are possible.

With God all things are possible...

Answer 9

Tradition.

Answer 10

Capitalism is pro-theism, for the most part while communism is anti.
Look at the Soviet Union,
they were communist and not in the least bit theistic.