Posted on 11/02/2008 8:54:30 AM PST by SeekAndFind
When Jesus forgave sins, He said: "Go ye and sin no more."
He did not say: "Party on dude."
You don't see the difference between a small community of belivers, and forced giving through taxes?
Another community of believers, the Plymouth colony, failed dismally in about two years.
Also noteworthy is an absolute lack of commandment to do so in the word. Not to be a trouble maker? Hmmmmmm
The most forgotten commandment is not to COVET.
This tells me that God thinks a stable society needs people to earn their own things and not take them from others.
The fictional character Hannibal Lector said that before you commit a crime, you COVET. COVETing is the gateway drug to evil.
Barack Obama honored Saul Alinsky and Alinsky honored Lucifer, who did a spectacular job of illustrating this point.
And he saith unto them, Whose is this image and superscription? They say unto him, Caesar’s. Then saith he unto them, Render therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar’s; and unto God the things that are God’s. Matthew 22:20-21
The title is so off base. Jesus is and always will be a theocratic monarchist.
exactly. Jesus knew the heart of man.
Can't quibble about that... LOL....
:>)
I didn’t think you would.
Millions for Charity! Not one Penny by tribute!!
I think Jesus would want me to give from my heart.
I don’t think He would strong arm my money away from me to give to someone to lazy to work for it.
And as the Author says, socialism strips God from public view. I can see Christ giving a sermon on the mount now, ‘don’t believe in me. I am not here. Nothing to see, so move along’.
Feels more and more like the Last Days; but someone assured me that the antiChrist won’t be married, so it can’t be Obama.
Ping, for this is an important question.
I haven’t read through the responses, but they should be enlightening.
One of my favorite utterings by Jesus isn’t very often mentioned.
It basically goes, “Whoever hath, more will be given; whoever hath not, more will be taken away.”
I’m too scattered with other stuff right now to chase down the chapter/verse/gospel book citation, etc.
It comes across as very harsh, really, but to me, it basically means it is up the individual to make sure they do whatever is necessary to earn and keep whatever it is that is good, be it faith or stores or health or what have you...I see it as an exhortation to personal accountability for one’s circumstances.
Maybe I’m mistaken, but if so I’d welcome anyone’s input.
The way I think about it is that those who have faith in Jesus will have that faith increased if they seek His truth.
Those who have no faith will find the wide and easy path to ruin increased, and their faith will be ever diminished. But, I am no Bible scholar, either.
Think about the parable of the mustard seed?
Jesus said that we should willingly and lovingly help our neighbor. He even said that if we give plentifully but without love that we can’t please God.
But, government taxation and wealth redistribution is quite the opposite.
In my opinion, Jesus most certainly would not forcibly take from one to give it to another.
It is our job to help others in need, not the government’s. Therefore, it is my opinion that Jesus is not a socialist. There is nothing loving about thee sterile welfare state, and if we have not love, we cannot please God.
1 Cor 13:3: “And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing.” KJV
“If I gave everything I have to the poor and even sacrificed my body, I could boast about it but if I didn’t love others, I would have gained nothing.” NLT
When the state attempts to do the job of loving and caring, it not only does a poor job, as an institution cannot “love”, it also discourages the people form loving and caring for each other, because the government is in essence saying that it’s not our job, it’s the job of the state.
Again, just my opinion, but I think the Word supports it.
I went and checked where it was I’d remembered that verse from, and it’s at least found in the Parable of the Talents, if not elsewhere also...so, it’s the old “use it or lose it” thing.
But I don’t really even consider myself a Christian anymore, even though I recognize the spiritual truth in His teachings.
NO!
Neither shall you covet your neighbour’s wife.
Neither shall you desire your neighbour’s house, or field, or male or female slave, or ox, or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbour.
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