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The obvious answer to this article’s question is that Jesus was not a socialist because the label did not exist yet. However, that does not mean Jesus was what we would call a capitalist either. His ministry defied our modern labels.
Among Christian communists, the view is that communism was just Christianity in practice and Jesus was a communist. Later historians across several centuries supported the reading of early church communities as communistic in structure.
Comparing this understanding of Communism, Jesus was not a communist. 1. Jesus would oppose Communism because He affirmed the Old Testament, which clearly affirms the right of private property, especially in the command to not steal (Exodus 20:15).
The New Testament’s Book of Acts tells us that in Jerusalem the first converts to the proclamation of the risen Christ affirmed their new faith by living in a single dwelling, selling their fixed...
Jesus Was a Commie: Directed by Matthew Modine, Terence Ziegler. With Matthew Modine. JESUS WAS A COMMIE presents modern society with questions and leads the audience on a dialectical journey. The film challenges the viewer to seek their own answers and personal truths.
Did Jesus speak against economic inequalities, or was he a capitalist who taught about rewards based on ability and achievement? According to The Huffington Post , Modine's film frames the debates on poverty, pollution, and politics with Jesus' teachings in the New Testament.
Jesus Was a Commie is a film in which Matthew Modine uses imagery and in-depth thought, presenting questions about modern society based on the studies of Jesus, original Communism and the world we live in.
