Is Jesus Christ a Socialist?

[Yehren]

You're making it too hard for yourself. There's no magic decoder, no esoteric wisdom required. Just listen to Jesus:

Matthew 7:21 Not every one that saith to me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven: but he that doth the will of my Father who is in heaven, he shall enter into the kingdom of heaven.

Matthew 22:36 Master, which is the greatest commandment in the law? [37] Jesus said to him: Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with thy whole heart, and with thy whole soul, and with thy whole mind. [38] This is the greatest and the first commandment. [39] And the second is like to this: Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. [40] On these two commandments dependeth the whole law and the prophets.

Matthew 25:31 And when the Son of man shall come in his majesty, and all the angels with him, then shall he sit upon the seat of his majesty. [32] And all nations shall be gathered together before him, and he shall separate them one from another, as the shepherd separateth the sheep from the goats: [33] And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on his left. [34] Then shall the king say to them that shall be on his right hand: Come, ye blessed of my Father, possess you the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. [35] For I was hungry, and you gave me to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave me to drink; I was a stranger, and you took me in: [36] Naked, and you covered me: sick, and you visited me: I was in prison, and you came to me.

It's so simple, and yet so hard for people to accept. No secret code, no "in club", no "my sin is nicer than your sin." It's just what He tells you it is. Go and do it, and you will be saved. You have His word on it.

 

[Stumpmaster]

I made a video discussing my thoughts on if Jesus is a socialist. Let me know what you think of my arguments down below, and what do you think? Is Jesus a socialist? What evidence do you have that He is or is not?

Hi KingdomInCulture.
Thanks for the videos. They are well done. You have expressed your thoughts well and used appropriate Scriptures.

I have a Christian friend who once stood unsuccessfully for election to our Parliament as a member of the now defunct Christian Heritage Party. He has now done a 180 and insists Christians have no business engaging in politics, given that Christ said His Kingdom was not of this world.

John 18:36 Jesus answered, My kingdom is not of this world: if my kingdom were of this world, then would my servants fight, that I should not be delivered to the Jews: but now is my kingdom not from hence.

Given that the parables are earthly stories with heavenly meanings intended to teach us how God wants us to further His Kingdom, not man's, we should refrain from using them to achieve political goals, not that you are doing this, of course, but unregenerate humanity does try to twist Scriptures to suit its goals, one of which is socialism, whether by gradual evolution through democratic deception, or by climactic revolution through authoritarian artifice.

Rev 13:7 And it was given unto him (unregenerate humanity at its zenith) to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations.

 

[Yehren]

Given that the parables are earthly stories with heavenly meanings intended to teach us how God wants us to further His Kingdom, not man's, we should refrain from using them to achieve political goals, not that you are doing this, of course, but unregenerate humanity does try to twist Scriptures to suit its goals, one of which is socialism, whether by gradual evolution through democratic deception, or by climactic revolution through authoritarian artifice.

Yes. God neither needs nor wants government assistance.