(June 4, 2022 at 6:52 am)Nomad Wrote:(June 3, 2022 at 10:21 am)h311inac311 Wrote: No, at least not at the federal or state level. However I do believe that Paul and Jesus both advocated for a radical form of generosity and minimalism that the vast majority of middle-class Christians no longer practice. They have their excuses for why they don't share, but ultimately Paul believed that it would be a shame for a wealthy church to have knowledge of a poor church and not share their resources with them so that they would have all things in common.
In Romans 13, by far the most political chapter of the New Testament, we see Paul outline 5 basic commandments, thou shalt not steal, covet, commit adultery, bear false witness or murder. Given the context I interpret this to mean that this is what Paul viewed as the correct laws for a legal system to enforce which would make him somewhat of a libertarian. Imagine if these were the only 5 laws men were held responsible for not breaking?
Without coveting, there would be no communism.
So you're not a christan, then. Why argue so vehemently for it?
By what logic have you determined that every Christian must advocate for communism?
Is it possible for a Christian to believe in the separation of church and state?
