2007-12-30 08:18:52 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
If you recall the anarchists on the seen had a different reputation. They were Barabbas who was a rabble rouser, and Judas, who wanted a political revolution. The politicians of the day were only too happy to embrace those two, and put to death the Son of God, who taught the Truth by which all men are saved. "What is Truth?" Pilate asked, who knew only political machinations as a puppet of Caeser.
Communism takes the collective resources and work of individuals and steals from them, then imprisons them as slaves. It is the opposite of Communion with Christ which raises human dignity, engenders the soul and enkindles Divine Love producing Sons and Daughters meant for the Kingdom of God.
If you recall it was George Washington and the other Christian Founders of America who built a just social order and a republic as One Nation Under God. It is considered one of the few "just" wars where the outcome brought freedom from tyranny. Both Presidents Washington and Lincoln were famous for their deep prayerlife and witness to Christ.
"The Truth shall set you Free!"
2007-12-30 08:36:02 · answer #1 · answered by QueryJ 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I don't think that Jesus was into socialism nor do I think the first Christians were communistic. I get what you're saying though as that message seems to pour out of a lot of churches these days. Love, love, love, love, love, love. They say that Jesus was just going around loving everyone and making life easier for the poor, etc. They fail to mention his strict teaching of God's laws whenever he met someone or the fact that most of the apostles were KILLED for sharing what they witnessed. A far cry from the gospel of prosperity in current day America.
2007-12-30 08:25:30 · answer #2 · answered by ScottyJae 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Yes, Jesus was a social revolutionary; that's why he was killed and why so many clamored for his death.
I don't know much about how his group was run, but I believe it was at the very least socialistic--they shared their food and, I think, held money in common. I think this is because they were all preaching Jesus' word together and didn't have steady jobs.
2007-12-30 08:32:04 · answer #3 · answered by Chantal G 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, in a manner of speaking they were. Was Jesus a social revolutionary?. He changed the face of the world!
2007-12-30 08:29:23 · answer #4 · answered by PROBLEM 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe; yes.
The first Christians certainly weren't Marxian communists, but they were in favour of social equality and against the privileged priesthood. Christians cprobably took part in the failed Great Jewish Revolt against the Roman Empire. Jesus was extremely uncompromising in his teachings, and may well have been the closest the ancient world had to a socialist.
The Communist motto 'from each according to his ability, to each according to his need' comes directly from the Bible.
2007-12-30 08:22:41 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
No, in fact they kept their heads down, hiding from the Roman authorities. They may have been anti-Roman but they certainly were not protesting the fact.
That said, they believed in one god as opposed to many so that was a type of social revolution.
2007-12-30 08:22:10 · answer #6 · answered by TriciaG28 (Bean na h-Éireann) 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They shared their goods in common in love, in loving obedience to the new commandments of Jesus to love one another and to renounce their possessions for a more perfect love and union with God, loving God instead of things.
Communists do it seeking to satisfy an illusory idea of social order which denies the dignity and automony of the human individual to subject all to its agenda and faithless goal of what brings no happiness except to its rich controllers. See Cuba? Soviets history of gentle sweetness towards its resistors with free vacations in Siberia's last resorts?
Jesus caused a spiritual revolution not seeking to improve Israeli standards of living by saving them from Caesar's pasttimes of imperialism.
Instead God himself whom Jesus also is chose to enter into and experience life under pagan oppression and occupation and death from them too. When Jesus rose from the dead in his divine resurrected glory the Roman soldier guards fainted in fear even though it was a death sentence to fail their duty.
On the other hand his teachings revolutionized the world wherever they were practiced by changing hearts with divine love and grace not the things the world loves all of which are passing away
But the love of God for you and all in Jesus Christ never passes away, not in a trillion years. Nothing is better nor higher than that. Those who pray and have faith in Jesus get it. Those who do not pray don't.
2007-12-30 08:57:35 · answer #7 · answered by Mikelley 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Having access to communal possessions does not make a communist.
But you are most likely speaking of Corinth, where all things were shared. All things were held in common.
2007-12-30 08:30:34 · answer #8 · answered by Bob L 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No,communal living was optional to the early church,unlike the practice of communism in China,Russia,South America etc. in which there is no choice.
2007-12-30 08:29:28 · answer #9 · answered by Wonderwall 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In fact, yes they were. Not, however, in the modern Karl Marx / Stalin / Lenin sense. Unregenerate man is incapable of making true commune-ism work. It has only been successfully attempted once, under the guidance of the Holy Spirit.
2007-12-30 08:24:42 · answer #10 · answered by Michelle C 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋