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Was Jesus a Capitalist or a Communist?

We have to first of all know that one of pillars of Communism is having a GODless State. So, my response to this question will ignore this pillar, since Jesus obviously was not GODless.

To me as a Muslim, Jesus was a Muslim. He was neither a Capitalist nor a Communist, because he believed in One True Undivided GOD Almighty, and he believed in Justice and equality of treatment to all people. Plus he taught his followers how to love and forgive others, which is what Islam also teaches.

Aside from that, I believe that Jesus was closer to Communism than Capitalism for the following reasons:

1- Communism believes that everyone is equal. Capitalism’s human equality is largely influenced by money.

2- Jesus disliked very much the tax collectors because they were money-driven and money-hungry (Matthew 5:46, 9:10, and Luke 3:11-13).

3- Jesus disliked the rich people and promised that only few of them will make it to Heaven (Matthew 19:23-26).

4- Jesus in points 2 and 3 clearly disliked the “Capitalist” people. He clearly disliked Capitalism, because this system is all about money. Human value is precisely determined by the amount of money the person has.

Therefore, I believe that Jesus’ materialistic or capitalistic views were much closer to Communism.

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I would definitely agree, think of the root word of communism, which is community. Regardless of your theological views on Christ, I think it is clear that he advocated a classless society in which the needs of all were taken care of. He was clearly against social bounaries, he ate with those considered the scum of society and socialized with them, he looked beyond their faults, and tended to their needs no matter how they got to that place or whether or not it was their fault. He taught to love another as yourself, and love certainly extends to ensuring that all live a healthy life. He had no place of residence, he wandered around the countryside with “nowhere to lay his head” and relied completely on the generosity of others for food.

Jesus was certainly, at least, socialist in nature.

However, I doubt Jesus would have supported communism as a political movement. He would not have wanted people to be forced to surrender capitalism and be forced to live in a communal lifestyle. He would have wanted each of us to make that choice ourselves.
 
for some people, having money is a threat to their salvation. For others, not having money is a threat. Jesus said we would always have the poor. I think Jesus favored personal giving and support of the poor. A governmental system takes the virtue out. If you are taxed and forced to give to the poor, how does that make you become holy? I don’t think Jesus was a socialist because that doesn’t bring us closer to heaven. I think He desires us to voluntarily become his hands of help. Remember, though, communism is just not an economic system–it is atheistic and oppressive.
 
If everyone were morally perfect, communism would be the ideal political system. Since the world is tainted by sin, it would never work in practice. It’s too simplistic and assumes everyone to be honest and perfectly cooperative with the system. (at least, this would be the case with pure communism. The communism that has been tried several times in the real world requires a body of “leadership”; as a result of course, those in a position of power don’t follow their own rules)
 
I’ve had similar discussions with lots of people over the years on this very topic. It is interesting to look at.

To play the other side, it is interesting that when ever Jesus used money in His parables, it isn’t communist sounding at all. He expects that money to work and gain. Now whether the money is merely symbolic for something else is a good argument. However, in literal parable is financial and so must be considered.

We have a merit system described by Jesus pertaining to works of righteousness and heaven; this is also not very communist sounding.
 
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I’ve had similar discussions with lots of people over the years on this very topic. It is interesting to look at.

To play the other side, it is interesting that when ever Jesus used money in His parables, it isn’t communist sounding at all. He expects that money to work and gain. Now whether the money is merely symbolic for something else is a good argument. However, in literal parable is financial and so must be considered.

We have a merit system described by Jesus pertaining to works of righteousness and heaven; this is also not very communist sounding.
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A form of communism was employed by the early settlers in America and it almost wiped them out.
 
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Was Jesus a Capitalist or a Communist?

We have to first of all know that one of pillars of Communism is having a GODless State. So, my response to this question will ignore this pillar, since Jesus obviously was not GODless.

To me as a Muslim, Jesus was a Muslim. He was neither a Capitalist nor a Communist, because he believed in One True Undivided GOD Almighty, and he believed in Justice and equality of treatment to all people. Plus he taught his followers how to love and forgive others, which is what Islam also teaches.

Aside from that, I believe that Jesus was closer to Communism than Capitalism for the following reasons:

1- Communism believes that everyone is equal. Capitalism’s human equality is largely influenced by money.

2- Jesus disliked very much the tax collectors because they were money-driven and money-hungry (Matthew 5:46, 9:10, and Luke 3:11-13).

3- Jesus disliked the rich people and promised that only few of them will make it to Heaven (Matthew 19:23-26).

4- Jesus in points 2 and 3 clearly disliked the “Capitalist” people. He clearly disliked Capitalism, because this system is all about money. Human value is precisely determined by the amount of money the person has.

Therefore, I believe that Jesus’ materialistic or capitalistic views were much closer to Communism.

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Regardless of speculation on what Jesus’ political preferences might have been, your opinion that He was Muslim puts you in a bit of a quandry. He claimed Deity. Your faith does not proclaim His Deity, but that He was a prophet. So, according to Jesus’ own words, from a Muslim perspective, He was either a blasphemer (which rules out Him being a good Muslim)…or He was God as He proclaimed to be…which would rule out the Muslim faith. I was never quite sure how Islam reconciled what it teaches about Christ with Christ’s own words.
 
Matthew 25:14-30 implies a little capitalism is a good thing.

Jesus would have been a benevolent capitalist. He spoke out against people who were stingy and greedy…who had a love of money. It seems to me He wants people to share what they are blessed with.
 
Communism is not good!!! Not moral!!! And not what Jesus would have liked. Simply giving up your wealth to follow Jesus is not Communism. It is a vow of poverty. Not having any control over what you can earn, what you do, and what you believe is Communism. Jesus would have been anti-Communist.
 
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Che:
Was Jesus a Capitalist or a Communist?

We have to first of all know that one of pillars of Communism is having a GODless State. So, my response to this question will ignore this pillar, since Jesus obviously was not GODless.

To me as a Muslim, Jesus was a Muslim. He was neither a Capitalist nor a Communist, because he believed in One True Undivided GOD Almighty, and he believed in Justice and equality of treatment to all people. Plus he taught his followers how to love and forgive others, which is what Islam also teaches.

Aside from that, I believe that Jesus was closer to Communism than Capitalism for the following reasons:

1- Communism believes that everyone is equal. Capitalism’s human equality is largely influenced by money.

2- Jesus disliked very much the tax collectors because they were money-driven and money-hungry (Matthew 5:46, 9:10, and Luke 3:11-13).

3- Jesus disliked the rich people and promised that only few of them will make it to Heaven (Matthew 19:23-26).

4- Jesus in points 2 and 3 clearly disliked the “Capitalist” people. He clearly disliked Capitalism, because this system is all about money. Human value is precisely determined by the amount of money the person has.

Therefore, I believe that Jesus’ materialistic or capitalistic views were much closer to Communism.

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well…firstly…communism is everyone’s equal in the eyes of the government. Jesus said everyone was equal in the eyes of god, and gave no condemnation for having a position in a government higher than another person. he was a generous man, but did not say that you should give all you have worked for for someone who has willingly not worked (like communism)

We all hate people who are money driven, but not all people who collect money for a living are money driven. he was reprimanding more of the person’s attitude and soul than the job.

Most of the rich people of his time were greedy warlords, so yeah…i could see Him saying that.

And finally, i believe Jesus was making reference to people who let money drive their lives rather than follow God. you can have money and follow God, and you can not have money and not follow God, he just saw money as one of the major distractions that was overly prevalent in drawing people away from God.
 
Um, Jesus was–and is–a KING. A monarch. An hereditary monarch, born of the line of David. He isn’t–and wasn’t–communist, socialist, capitalist, fascist, to use some of our modern terms.

King of Kings, and Lord of Lords. Yep. Ruler of the Universe. Son of the Living God. Our Lord and our God.

What Jesus practiced, then and now, is KINGSHIP. Long live Christ the King!
 
Jesus didn’t very much dislike anyone. He even had tax collectors and at least one wealthy person among his disciples.

Everyone is called to follow. Everyone is welcome.
 
Catholic “communism” would be the monastic way of life, which is certainly wonderful. The early church lived a form of it, but it was unwieldly and did not really benefit anyone.

What you seem to be advocating is Marxism-Leninism, which of course denies religion and a Godhead, which is not what Christ taught.

Liberation Theology is piously platitudinous, but it misses the mark. The goal of religion is the salvation of souls primarily, then the benefit of people on earth, not the other way around.
 
Jesus wasn´t political, he wasn´t the king of Israel but the True Man and True God.
 
Communism, with the help of “useful idiots” (Stalin’s words, not mine) on the left wing, murdered over 100 million people in the 20th century.

Now if you want to direct your social interest in a truly productive direction, I suggest you study the Catholic Church teaching on Subsidiarity. Come over to the light, my friend.
 
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Marx said that value is determined by the amount of labor required to produce an item. Therefore a ditch has more value than a song. Communism, as applied so far, hasn’t been about lifting everyone up to equality, but reducing them to the lowest common denominator. Christ is King, savior and faithful husband to his bride the church. All of these are set above others, don’t mistake prudence, stewardship and avoidance of sin (in the use of wealth and money) as an example of communism. This is fatherhood and headship.

God’s love to you
 
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Che:
Was Jesus a Capitalist or a Communist?

We have to first of all know that one of pillars of Communism is having a GODless State. So, my response to this question will ignore this pillar, since Jesus obviously was not GODless.

To me as a Muslim, Jesus was a Muslim. He was neither a Capitalist nor a Communist, because he believed in One True Undivided GOD Almighty, and he believed in Justice and equality of treatment to all people. Plus he taught his followers how to love and forgive others, which is what Islam also teaches.

Aside from that, I believe that Jesus was closer to Communism than Capitalism for the following reasons:

1- Communism believes that everyone is equal. Capitalism’s human equality is largely influenced by money.

2- Jesus disliked very much the tax collectors because they were money-driven and money-hungry (Matthew 5:46, 9:10, and Luke 3:11-13).

3- Jesus disliked the rich people and promised that only few of them will make it to Heaven (Matthew 19:23-26).

4- Jesus in points 2 and 3 clearly disliked the “Capitalist” people. He clearly disliked Capitalism, because this system is all about money. Human value is precisely determined by the amount of money the person has.

Therefore, I believe that Jesus’ materialistic or capitalistic views were much closer to Communism.

answering-christianity.com/was_jesus.htm
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*Communism is not necessarily Godless, it puts high value on the state and less on the individual, unlike capitalism, were it is about the individuls. A true communist society would very much represent Jesus’ views. If it wasn’t for corruption and greed communism could quite possibly have been utopia.
 
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