Christianity and The Honest Communist
For years, America has had one major foe; communists. First there was the Soviet Union and Joseph Stalin. We heard all about how under the communist system, everyone was equal and it was share the wealth. Everyone was to live in peace and harmony with no one being better than anyone else and utopia was to reign over all the land. Something must have been wrong with the Soviet system because people starved to death by the millions and the government had to have special police to monitor the people to ensure that everyone behaved properly. By properly, I mean in the true communist fashion; dirt poor and oppressed. Communism was nothing more than a way to institute a dictatorship using an unworkable form of government as a facade. You had several nations follow the Soviet lead, the most notable being China. China still claims to be communist but their economy no longer seems planned, except maybe the pollution.
Communism in its base form appears to be a very workable system. Everyone contributes and shares alike. Unfortunately, for those who do not have the propensity to work and share it becomes more of a expect and take system. This is much like the socialist system the American liberals are trying to institute in our country today. Take from those who are producing and give to those who have come to expect something for nothing. Thank you FDR.
Now, Jesus teaches the ultimate form of communism. Christ's system actually works. I all revolves around realizing that it is not all about you. That loving other's so much that their happiness comes before yours. This concept is almost completely foreign to the post World War II generation. We look at giving all we have and think, "No frickin way. Then I will have nothing and they'll have everything." Only Christ seems to be able to see beyond that issue. Give everything and continue to give your all. If everyone walked that line and gave all that they had, then everyone would be able to share and no one would feel cheated. Christ's words that we love one another as he loved us would create a world where all would glorify the Lord through every act that we do. Unfortunately, we have the seven deadly sins running rampant through the threads of our daily lives. As Mick Jagger so aptly says, "Please allow me to introduce myself, I'm a man of wealth and taste. I've been around for a long, long year. Stole many a man's soul and faith."
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Cobb
Communism in its base form appears to be a very workable system. Everyone contributes and shares alike. Unfortunately, for those who do not have the propensity to work and share it becomes more of a expect and take system. This is much like the socialist system the American liberals are trying to institute in our country today. Take from those who are producing and give to those who have come to expect something for nothing. Thank you FDR.
Now, Jesus teaches the ultimate form of communism. Christ's system actually works. I all revolves around realizing that it is not all about you. That loving other's so much that their happiness comes before yours. This concept is almost completely foreign to the post World War II generation. We look at giving all we have and think, "No frickin way. Then I will have nothing and they'll have everything." Only Christ seems to be able to see beyond that issue. Give everything and continue to give your all. If everyone walked that line and gave all that they had, then everyone would be able to share and no one would feel cheated. Christ's words that we love one another as he loved us would create a world where all would glorify the Lord through every act that we do. Unfortunately, we have the seven deadly sins running rampant through the threads of our daily lives. As Mick Jagger so aptly says, "Please allow me to introduce myself, I'm a man of wealth and taste. I've been around for a long, long year. Stole many a man's soul and faith."
Icool
Cobb
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