Conservative Wanderer

“A troubled and afflicted mankind looks to us, pleading for us to keep our rendezvous with destiny; that we will uphold the principles of self-reliance, self-discipline, morality, and, above all, responsible liberty for every individual that we will become that shining city on a hill.” — Ronald Wilson Reagan

Leftists Using The Bible To Preach About Marx

This is a good one. Leftists using the Bible to try to make a case for the doctrine of Karl Marx, the father of communism. From Marx’s 1875 Critique of the Gotha Program came the quote:

“In a higher phase of communist society, after the enslaving subordination of the individual to the division of labor, and therewith also the antithesis between mental and physical labor, has vanished; after labor has become not only a means of life but life’s prime want; after the productive forces have also increased with the all-around development of the individual, and all the springs of co-operative wealth flow more abundantly—only then can the narrow horizon of bourgeois right be crossed in its entirety and society inscribe on its banners: From each according to his ability, to each according to his needs!”

Lefties use Acts 20:35 from the Bible to try and prove that redistribution is a Biblical teaching. The scripture reads: “I have shewed you all things, how that so labouring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”

What is the difference between the two passages? One implies forced giving and the other does not. Rather, the Bible passage doesn’t say that one must give anything. In context, supporting the weak, whether it be those with physical, mental, emotional, or even financial weakness, one who unselfishly gives of his or her time, energy, or money receives the blessing of getting a sense of happiness and satisfaction from seeing the results of such giving.

A stark contrast from the words of Karl Marx, who believed as a great number of leftists today believe, that the fruits of one’s labor (money, material possessions, etc.) should be distributed to those who need some of those fruits. Never mind that those who receive such things have worked hard for anything, have bettered, or plan on bettering their lives by making something of themselves, so that they may enjoy the fruits of their own labors. That is neither fair, nor a source of blessings to the “giver”. Forcing somebody to give to those in need does not result in happiness and satisfaction.

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    Of course, they never mention 1 Samuel 8:10-18, which is a lecture from God to the Israelites on why their request for a human king is a bad idea:

    10 Samuel told all the words of the LORD to the people who were asking him for a king. 11 He said, “This is what the king who will reign over you will do: He will take your sons and make them serve with his chariots and horses, and they will run in front of his chariots. 12 Some he will assign to be commanders of thousands and commanders of fifties, and others to plow his ground and reap his harvest, and still others to make weapons of war and equipment for his chariots. 13 He will take your daughters to be perfumers and cooks and bakers. 14 He will take the best of your fields and vineyards and olive groves and give them to his attendants. 15 He will take a tenth of your grain and of your vintage and give it to his officials and attendants. 16 Your menservants and maidservants and the best of your cattle and donkeys he will take for his own use. 17 He will take a tenth of your flocks, and you yourselves will become his slaves. 18 When that day comes, you will cry out for relief from the king you have chosen, and the LORD will not answer you in that day.”

    The three verses I’ve emphasized should illustrate that the Lord knew about the coming of socialism way back when, even though it’s far surpassed 10% now, and that He thought it was a bad thing.

  • wapiti307

    I just find it rather amusing that lefties will use the Bible when they think they can use it to further their agenda. Then they turn around and vilify Christians, invalidate the Bible, and mock Christianity every chance they get. Typical leftist hypocrisy.