Was Jesus a communist? This Bible quote suggests he was....?
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Sell their property and possessions? Obviously Pat Robertson or Benny Hinn never read these verses in Acts.\n\nYour communism point is baited and funny.
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Christianity is stupid. Christianity is stupid.\nChristianity's stupid. Christianity is stupid.\nChristianity is stupid. Christianity is stupid.\nChristianity's stupid. Christianity is stupid.\nCommunism is good. Communism is good.\nCommunism is good. Communism is good.\n(Did you hear that?)\nGive up.\n(Did you hear that?)\nGive up. Give up. Giv\ne up! Give up!\nChristianity is stupid. Christianity is stupid.\nChristianity's stupid. Christianity is stupid.\nGive up. Give up. Give up.\n(Communism is good.)\n(Communism is good.)\nChristianity's stupid.\n(Communism is good.)\netc
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Well...I would say some of the things Jesus said were only relavant to the time. Since you are Catholic, and I am as well we can probably relate with some of this better. So here it goes:\n\nObviously some of the things that Christ talked about (such as the references to the types of clothing and locations in the world etc...) are general and relevant only to those of the time. I don't know many people who walk around wearing cloaks anymore and we don't execute people by crusifixion anymore so...some of those things are irrelevant, but are important for us to understand.\n\nThe whole thing about not eating pork could be taken a few ways. I don't know if that was because of refigeration...I doubt it, but it could be. Catholic's do not do it because we don't think it's needed. Food is food is food. To have something kosher just means that it must meet certain dietary laws. Jewish followers, as far as I know, are the only individuals who follow that law. It could be for refrigeration purposes, but I think it has more to do with how the passages and laws are interpreted than that. Probably something to do with passover or something...I really don't know, might want to ask a Jewish person that one.\n\nIs it possible that some of Jesus' words were only relevant to those he was talking to at the time? Sure! But Jesus came for the world, so his words are for the world! He may have said he gave the keys to the Kingdom of Heaven to Peter, but he didn't give them to me or you. They were for Peter and whoever Peter gave them to later on. So yeah, I'd say that's a fair statement.
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The view from history would be "yes."  Many of the historical Jesus' teachings were related to reforming the practice of Judaism to be more assimilationist with the predominent Roman/Hellenistic culture in the region during the period of his life.\n\nSince he was interesting in reforming practice to "fit in," he might also be interested in reforming his looks to "fit in," as well.
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When Jesus was asked this question, he said, "Hear O Israel: The Lord your God is One. Thou shalt love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, and mind." That's a paraphrase, since I don't think I have it memorized by heart. Then Jesus said, "And the second is like it: Love thy neighbor as thyself. All the law hangs on these."\n\nEDIT: Whoops. Actually, Jesus was asked what the "greatest commadment" was, not the "most important".
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That is an interesting question that is tough to answer.  \nI would think that Jesus would not get involved, personally.  He wasn't one to really be heavily involved in politics and the laws.  So I don't think he would give an opinion on the current laws and practices.  \nAs far as His feelings on it, I think that he would be okay with it.  I don't think that Christianity really supports the idea of nations, especially not the idea that one has rights over another.  If we look back to the time of Saul, it was the Israelites that wanted a king and to be a nation like all the others, not God.\nI think that immigrants, as a general rule, come to the US illegally in order to make a better ife for themselves, and I think that Jesus would be all for that.\nTo those who say He never broke the law: You may want to reread the Gospels.  The reason he was put to death was for breaking numerous Jewish laws.  The Caesar quote was meant to say not to worry yourself with trivial things like laws of the land, but to follow the laws of God.  The coin had a picture of Caesar, so He said that it belonged to him in the first place.
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Jesus actually ran his own escort service out of Nazareth and his twelve disciples were actually his posse of prostitutes that were rented out to King Herod's bi-sexual henchmen.\n\nJesus was gay, but celibate. True story.
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One of the meanings of the word Pagan is "Not a Christian, Jew, or Muslim". I do believe Jesus did exist as a person. There are proclaimed Christian-Pagans though. Pagan belief system is a very unique one for it can be personalized for each individual, so if you find the need to incorporate Jesus into it, by all means please do so. (I have included some sites the describe what a Pagan or Paganism is as the sources.
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First of all, why did you ask this question in Politics and Government? Is Jesus a politician? Anyway, Jesus is an image of his Father. He was the "Son of Man", and the "Prince of Peace". I don't think women become princes. Don't you?
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Nope,it's one of those passages that I disagree with.What you quoted was one of many unethical verses in the bible.I don't believe or follow everything I read.
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If Jesus were here today he would be a democratic socialist.
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Eduardo P: That special herb was marijuana. Jesus was a pot head, well all the messiahs of that time period was potheads. And YES, there were other Messiahs and that is why the existence of Jesus is so vague. There were just too many "Messiahs" and Jews getting crucified to keep track of.
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Hello Hugo.. :)\n\nNo..Jesus told us we are to Love our enemies..we are not to repay evil for evil..\n\nIf this was so, then Paul (Saul) would have been killed and not forgiven..for he advocated the killing of hundreds of Christians, before Christ appeared unto him..\n\n\nIn Jesus Most Precious Name..\nWith Love..In Christ.. :)
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Jesus is included in other historical documents than just the Bible.  I personally have read about Him in Josephus.  And yes, He is the Christ.  How many people do you know of that would die for a lie?  ALL of the disciples except one died for saying that Jesus is the Christ.
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I'm sorry but i no what a socialist and communist are and liberals are communists and socialists.....my really really liberal teacher called me a bigot and i asked if she knew what it was and she couldn't answer me....these types of remarks show just how clueless liberal really are!
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many buddhists consider jesus to have been a bodhisattva, which means a spiritually enlightened being (no bearing on divinity btw) who makes a conscious choice to stay in the living plane in order to help others.
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Sure looks that way, don't it?  I mean, the Christians even include the entire Jewish Bible in their own, along with considering the divinity of Jesus in the light of old testament prophecies which he fulfilled.  He did indeed sound like something of a reformer, but the one who actually said it was no longer necessary to follow the old Jewish law was Saul of Tarsus aka Saint Paul.  That was after Jesus had died and gone to heaven.