2007-01-25 06:59:12 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
No they don't. I hope you've studied the character of Jesus enough to have the nerve to make a comment like this. Christ is who He is but He will never ever ever ever force His people to love Him, serve Him, or praise Him. If we love Christ.. it's because we choose to not because we're going to get our heads cut off. You feel me?
2007-01-25 07:09:21 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You may want to read Tawney's Religion and the Rise of Capitalism - the seminal work in the field.
Jesus valued the individual and did not proclaim an economic theory. He came to announce the Kingdom of God. Both C's challenge the Kingdom in their idolatrous belief they can create heaven and earth. It doesn't matter if you break a window with a brick or a bat. They both fail/miss the mark because they claim the world and fail to deliver even their own people.
2007-01-25 15:43:53 · answer #2 · answered by Joe Cool 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
actually when christ comes back it will be a dictatorship the problem is that a sinful man cant handle a position like that, that is why democracy is probably better suited because it is supposed to have a system of checks and balances, regardless, all system of mans government will never stand the test of time.
2007-01-25 15:07:55 · answer #3 · answered by disciple 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
let's see...Karl Marx taught that religeon was the opitate of the masses...no room for Christ...
ps a friend of mine,Richard Wurmbrand(who authored the book"Tortured for Christ" found out first hand about communism's ideas about Jesus Christ. He was tortured for 8 years under the Soviet occupation of Romania,for being a Christian. (very badly tortured)
2007-01-25 15:29:12 · answer #4 · answered by bonsai bobby 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not necessarily for believers in the early church gave of their goods voluntarily. Communism has a notion of regulation by force.
2007-01-25 15:18:15 · answer #5 · answered by Jerry 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd say so. Communism would be ideal if everyone truly cared about others as much as they cared about themselves. Unfortunately they don't so Communism never worked out.
2007-01-25 15:07:41 · answer #6 · answered by Atlas 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You clearly haven't read about Supply Side Jesus:
http://www.beliefnet.com/story/132/story_13245.html
2007-01-25 15:07:57 · answer #7 · answered by Samurai Jack 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Monarchy actually, we fallow a King, not a Government. Jesus doesn't even like democracy, Its in the peoples hands not his.
2007-01-25 15:08:58 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Obviously...Capitalism fits the God/Demon Mammon. Pray to him if you want cash, Jesus will lecture you on how money is evil. Jesus would be homeless if he was to live in our time...
2007-01-25 15:09:21 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The early disciples held all things in common.
That is true.
2007-01-25 15:18:14 · answer #10 · answered by carwheelsongravel1975 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋