I know I'll be judged by Him,in among other ways,by the "charity" I show to the less fortunate.I also know that I will not be harshly judged by Him because of my opposition to government attempts to redistribute wealth in the way Osama Obama,and many other Marxist politicians worldwide,have tried to do.
“IMO,Jesus made it very clear,more than once,that charitable works are expected of His followers.So it seems to me that,when it comes to matters related to money and the “poor”,Christ was basically a socialist.”
How so ?
2 Thessalonians 3:10
For even when we were with you, we used to give you this order: if anyone is not willing to work, then he is not to eat, either. NASB
John 12:8
“For you always have the poor with you, but you do not always have Me.
As far as contracts and labor Christ spoke in parable far against the socialist dictum of from each is ability and to each his need..
Matthew 20:1-16
As each was paid what was agreed not what was “fair” in the socialist sense but what was FAIR the contract agreed to by the workers
Even Ananias selling HIS property was free to give or not to the Church his error was in saying that he would give all and then being shown to not have don so. Acts 5:1
It is true that charity shall cover a multitude of sins (KV) but Socialism is compelled and in now way charitable but force.
As with all Biblical matters it is my hope that I have not misrepresented them in any way.
LOLWHUT?
Charity has *nothing* to do with socialism, FRiend. If anything, socialist/communist redistribution takes away the responsibility of charity from the individual, and grants it to the state in the form of redistribution. It would be good for you to study the matter in order to discern the difference...