Arguably, Jesus wasn't a socialist and his teachings about wealth aren't all that cool when you put context around it. Jesus was a Jewish Apocalypticist. He thought that in the imminent future, the Jewish God would strike down the powerful and the oppressors i.e. the Romans and establish His Kingdom on earth. In light of that, Jesus talked about sharing among each other and not hoarding wealth because why would you do that if wealth is irrelevant in God's kingdom. Of course the apocalypse never came so Christians have to twist Jesus' words into something that sounds timeless but somehow not about sharing wealth.
Yeah. Being nice to the less fortunate is a tenet of most major religions. Your religion isn't getting big if it doesn't have a bit of populism in it.
Jesus repeatedly spoke against trying to fundamentally change political and economical structures. If he was a socialist he was a leftcom of some sort.
I mean, I sort of agree with chud Evangelicals when they say Jesus didn't have an overtly political message. He was talking to his followers, talking to them specifically about sharing shit with each other and MAYBE taking care of the poor people of their in-group. All in preparation of a coming apocalytic event. Even these things are a small part of his message. Tbh I don't really see Jesus' sayings to have much value, either politically, socially, or religiously.
Arguably, Jesus wasn't a socialist and his teachings about wealth aren't all that cool when you put context around it. Jesus was a Jewish Apocalypticist. He thought that in the imminent future, the Jewish God would strike down the powerful and the oppressors i.e. the Romans and establish His Kingdom on earth. In light of that, Jesus talked about sharing among each other and not hoarding wealth because why would you do that if wealth is irrelevant in God's kingdom. Of course the apocalypse never came so Christians have to twist Jesus' words into something that sounds timeless but somehow not about sharing wealth.
Yeah. Being nice to the less fortunate is a tenet of most major religions. Your religion isn't getting big if it doesn't have a bit of populism in it.
Jesus repeatedly spoke against trying to fundamentally change political and economical structures. If he was a socialist he was a leftcom of some sort.
I mean, I sort of agree with chud Evangelicals when they say Jesus didn't have an overtly political message. He was talking to his followers, talking to them specifically about sharing shit with each other and MAYBE taking care of the poor people of their in-group. All in preparation of a coming apocalytic event. Even these things are a small part of his message. Tbh I don't really see Jesus' sayings to have much value, either politically, socially, or religiously.
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