Was Jesus liberal or conservative? why/why not?

Answer 1

Jesus was neither and taught the principal of non-violence.

Before being crucified, when He was arrested, Peter one His disciples, cut off the ear of one of the servants of the high priest. Jesus healed his ear and admonished His disciples to put down their weapons saying “Put away your sword, for all who take the sword will perish with the sword.”

Jesus also declared, “My Kingdom is not of this world. If My kingdom were of this world, My servants would fight” (John 18:36, ses also Luke 9:49-56).

Answer 2

Perhaps a little of both; something we could all learn and benefit from.

You might call him "conservative" when it came to pleasures of the flesh.

You'd have to say he was "liberal" (and I do not mean that in the standard political sense) when it came to benevolence to others; "the least of these," he called them.

His words are definitely "pacifistic."

Here's an interesting quote I found:

It has been said that if a person were drowning, a conservative would throw a rope half way out, and say "OK, I've done my part, now you have to swim the rest of the way." On the other hand, a liberal would throw the line all the way out, but then drop his end. Either way, the man likely drowns. This is what sets the Bible apart from conventional viewpoints. It is about helping the whole person, not just distributing handouts.

The early Christian Church actually serves as history's second example of pure communism. (The first was the Essenes, who wrote the Dead Sea Scrolls.) In Paul's Christian Church, the fruits of everyone's labor went into a collective pool, which was then divided evenly among everyone in the group. The following passages from Acts of the Apostles are remarkable in this description:
"All the believers were together and had everything in common. Selling their possessions and goods, they gave to anyone as he had need." (Acts 2:44-45).

Answer 3

Liberalism is ok when it is practiced.

But todays America's liberals, are not real liberals.

They are against change of all types and devoid of new idea's or solutions to problems.

Conservatives offered many new programs and initiatives the last 6 years, and liberals always fought against them, with never an original idea or solution to offer in return.

In reality the liberals of today are Stalinists and Marxists. Their belief that government is the solution to all problems and no wealth show be privately owned is what drives todays liberals.

They are also anti-American. They believe America is the worlds problem and the world would be better off without America in it.

Liberals are all for forsaking the poor weak and downtrodden if America's military is involved in keeping them alive, but insist on keeping America's poor weak and downtrodden in their miserable existance because of 'political correctness', (New Orleans and any urban city).

Answer 4

Why did you ask the same question three times, twice in "politics?"

Well, here goes.

It's hard to transfer what Jesus taught in that day to present times, politically speaking.

Example; Because he saved the woman caught in the act of adultery, does that mean he would be against ALL death penalty cases?

And, if you noticed, while he saved her, he didn't back down on saying she was wrong. ("Go & sin no more.") I can imagine liberals screaming, "Who are you telling her what to do with her own body!"

He obviously wanted the poor to be taken care of, but does that mean he would have wanted the government to be in charge of it? And 50% of the rich man's income being confiscated to pay for it? That sounds more like Robin Hood than Jesus Christ!

He said you have to pay your taxes, but would he have voted for a politician who advocated fixing things by higher taxes?

He taught obedience to the government, but does that mean he wanted a big government?

I can't imagine Jesus being anything but disgusted by mid to late- term abortions, but the Bible is not specific on the subject. The issue of "when life begins" would have to be answered, first.

Answer 5

He was a liberal in his time because he wanted to change things, and he did.

However, if you are trying to put his teachings into a modern political context, that is a different matter all together. Jesus said (forgive the paraphrasing) if a needy person comes to you for help, then help them yourself, even if you have to give the shirt off your back. He didn't say to go create a government bureaucracy, he didn't say to go tax the rich. He said do it yourself. In this way, his teachings reflect the principles of modern conservatives, in a political sense.

Answer 6

The Jesus portrayed in the bible was not only a Liberal, he was a radical revolutionary who sought to disrupt the status quo and was executed for sedition. If he was a Conservative, he would have been a supporter of the system in place at the time and nobody ever would have heard of him.

Answer 7

Well, lets see.

He didn't believe in abortion. He didn't believe in homosexuality. He believed in marriage between one man and one woman. He believed religion was paramount in every aspect of a persons life. He prayed to his Father for guidance and wisdom. He didn't believe in taxes.

He didn't believe in killing. He welcomed the good will of others to take care of his physical needs while traveling the land spreadng the Word..

I don't know... I'd say he was a fence sitter.

Answer 8

Neither. If people would quit misquoting the Bible or interpreting it to fit their beliefs they would find that Jesus was more than politics. He cared not for "libs/repubs, he cared for all of mankind.

Answer 9

From the sayings of him ,he was a rebel! He was fighting the Romans any way he could, he was also debating and challenging his own people, he was a man of his time, Jeshua a Jewish rabbi ,he was we are confused by the stories said of him , but a rebel he was.hugs.

Answer 10

liberal