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So, Was Jesus capitalist?
- Thread starter Hedley
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anyways that is a huge amount of nasty bullshit: water into wine, raising deads, and walking on water...!lrkun said:No, jesus, based on the bible, never advocated wealth, and a capitalist advocates wealth, is rich, or adheres to capitalism.
however the capitalism IS NOT ADVOCATED in the bible!
The notion that one can wipe one's slate clean in the form of a voluntary declaration of moral bankruptcy or that one will reap an ultimate reward for subscribing subsequently to a system which dictates the size and content of that reward, or that the tools by which one will reap that reward are privately owned by each individual, or that the fruits of one's endeavours be described as "wages", or that one operates under an authority who adopts a "laissez faire" policy, are all indications of a religious code composed by someone who - if not a "capitalist" (by virtue of the fact that the Late Iron Age did not lend itself to producing such a system) - would have fitted right in on Wall Street today if they so wished.
And anyone who proselytised in such language (in the story it is Jesus) was most definitely at least a latent capitalist, I'd say, even if he was too ignorant to know it.
And anyone who proselytised in such language (in the story it is Jesus) was most definitely at least a latent capitalist, I'd say, even if he was too ignorant to know it.
DepricatedZero
New Member
As a proponent of capitalism qua morality, just no.
Jesus was, if anything, highly socialist. I usually don't dive in to bible verses to back up my positions, but in this case it's easier to just highlight some of what he advocated.
Acts 4:32-37
That's probably the most pointed one, so I'll leave it at that.
Jesus was, if anything, highly socialist. I usually don't dive in to bible verses to back up my positions, but in this case it's easier to just highlight some of what he advocated.
Acts 4:32-37
32 All the believers were one in heart and mind. No one claimed that any of their possessions was their own, but they shared everything they had. 33 With great power the apostles continued to testify to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus. And God's grace was so powerfully at work in them all 34 that there were no needy persons among them. For from time to time those who owned land or houses sold them, brought the money from the sales 35 and put it at the apostles' feet, and it was distributed to anyone who had need.
36 Joseph, a Levite from Cyprus, whom the apostles called Barnabas (which means "son of encouragement"), 37 sold a field he owned and brought the money and put it at the apostles' feet.
That's probably the most pointed one, so I'll leave it at that.
Mr. Zeitgeist
New Member
Not the strongest case. Their are the verses that involve Jesus saying that the rich would find it difficult to get into heaven when he talked about the "camel going through the eye of the needle than for a rich man to get into heaven," being much easier. He also stated some pretty cool stuff in the apocryphal stuff. Although my favorite is the one that involes pop culture:
Mr. Zeitgeist
New Member
Noth said:Fixed the links for you. Put between the youtube and /youtube brackets only the bit that comes after the = sign in the link and they'll show up correctly.
Thanks for the information, never met a YT layout like that one.
jayhacks805
New Member
Lol No He isn't. He is a socialist . Jesus said to him, "If you would be perfect, go, sell what you possess and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me." . "When you reap the harvest of your land, you shall not reap your field right up to its edge, neither shall you gather the gleanings after your harvest. 10And you shall not strip your vineyard bare, neither shall you gather the fallen grapes of your vineyard. You shall leave them for the poor and for the sojourner: I am the LORD your God" -Leviticus 19:9-10. Anyways thats a good question though, a better one would be Is Jesus God in flesh?