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libdem4life

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4. Here are a few ...
Sun Nov 25, 2012, 07:00 PM
Nov 2012

"am going to start with Mark Chapter 10:21-25 21

Jesus looked at him and loved him. "One thing you lack," he said. "Go, sell everything you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.”

At this the man's face fell. He went away sad, because he had great wealth. Jesus looked around and said to his disciples, "How hard it is for the rich to enter the kingdom of God!”

The disciples were amazed at his words. But Jesus said again, "Children, how hard it is to enter the kingdom of God! It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.

"Then he will say to those on his left, 'Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.
For I was hungry and you gave me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink, I was a stranger and you did not invite me in, I needed clothes and you did not clothe me, I was sick and in prison and you did not look after me.'

"They also will answer, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or needing clothes or sick or in prison, and did not help you?’ "

He will reply, 'I tell you the truth, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.’ "Then they will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life”.

Obama is not a Socialist. Jesus however was the first Socialist."

http://valentinelogar.hubpages.com/hub/Jesus-was-a-Socialist

These are the same people that will readily quote the Levitical Law against homosexuality...the rather barbarian set of laws Jesus came to replace.

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Please cite statements attributed to Jesus regarding socialism vs. capitalism. nt jody Nov 2012 #1
Which ones do you want cited? regnaD kciN Nov 2012 #2
Just one will be sufficient. nt jody Nov 2012 #3
Here is a sampling... TomCADem Nov 2012 #5
The quotes from Acts were not from Jesus. The others were not comments pitting socialism vs jody Nov 2012 #6
Every time he said to sell all one had, give to the poor, and follow Him. knitter4democracy Nov 2012 #7
Right deutsey Nov 2012 #8
OK but Jesus also taught invest money for a profit and that's capitalism. jody Nov 2012 #9
You do realize he wasn't talking about money there, right? knitter4democracy Nov 2012 #14
Apparently you don't know that the talent used in Jesus' time amounted to about 130 pounds of either jody Nov 2012 #16
Yes, I did. knitter4democracy Nov 2012 #17
Post removed Post removed Nov 2012 #18
Interesting. knitter4democracy Nov 2012 #20
IMHO, it takes a special kind of obliviousness... regnaD kciN Nov 2012 #43
Strictly speaking . . . markpkessinger Nov 2012 #19
Oh, don't burst his bubble. knitter4democracy Nov 2012 #21
You do know that Jesus pre-deceased both Adam Smith, Robert Owen and Karl Marx... TomCADem Nov 2012 #22
With all due respect, you're just playing games... regnaD kciN Nov 2012 #42
The words "socialism" and "capitalism" didn't exist yet. pnwmom Nov 2012 #44
Here are a few ... libdem4life Nov 2012 #4
Argument isn't valid regjoe Nov 2012 #10
You didn't read the article, did you? Jeff In Milwaukee Nov 2012 #11
Perhaps regjoe read and studied the bible instead. nt jody Nov 2012 #12
Why yes, I did read the article regjoe Nov 2012 #13
So individually we're supposed to follow Jesus' teaching... Jeff In Milwaukee Nov 2012 #23
Don't we as Democrats promote religion on an individual level? regjoe Nov 2012 #30
Nice Tangent... Jeff In Milwaukee Nov 2012 #32
Jesus told people to do these things BarackTheVote Nov 2012 #24
Work of God in this world? regjoe Nov 2012 #27
How is capitalism not subjegation of one man to another? KatyMan Nov 2012 #29
What do those things have to do with the teachings of Jesus? regjoe Nov 2012 #31
You brought it up: KatyMan Nov 2012 #34
Actually, subjugating yourself for another man is a HUGE part of the Gospel BarackTheVote Nov 2012 #36
I agree regjoe Nov 2012 #38
Okay, easy peasy: BarackTheVote Nov 2012 #39
Interesting regjoe Nov 2012 #40
Yes, He did preach on an individual level. knitter4democracy Nov 2012 #15
I'm not questioning taxes regjoe Nov 2012 #28
We live in a democracy, so the distinction doesn't apply. pnwmom Nov 2012 #45
Great article, thank you for posting it! nt Union Scribe Nov 2012 #25
Maybe someone above mentioned it,,, Oldfolkie Nov 2012 #26
Religion has always been used by the PTB to justify their rule. Odin2005 Nov 2012 #33
As a progressive Christian who is currently attending an liberalhistorian Nov 2012 #35
@liberalhistorian very well said +1! BarackTheVote Nov 2012 #37
+1 Blue_Tires Nov 2012 #41
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