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<blockquote data-quote="AlexDTX" data-source="post: 74338531" data-attributes="member: 377834"><p>First, winning and losing are determined in the end, not mid stream.</p><p>However, I think your question is excellent. There are many Christians who conflate Christianity and communism together. The difference between the two is one is voluntary the other is forced into giving. The book of Acts is misleading for many Christians. When it says they had all things in common, it specifically means the Israeli Christians of Jerusalem. They were a family and already had the propensity to share with other family members. Although, that did not last. Even today, the Israeli Kibbutzes began as communist communes, but they discovered, not everyone pulled their weight and they did not prosper. Today they are a blend of capitalism and communism, just as China has blended the two together.</p><p></p><p>Another factor is guilt from the pulpit. They imply that you not a good Christian unless you tithe. Worse, one guy even said you would go to Hell if you did not tithe. So the pulpit conditions believers into a type of "forced" compliance.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AlexDTX, post: 74338531, member: 377834"] First, winning and losing are determined in the end, not mid stream. However, I think your question is excellent. There are many Christians who conflate Christianity and communism together. The difference between the two is one is voluntary the other is forced into giving. The book of Acts is misleading for many Christians. When it says they had all things in common, it specifically means the Israeli Christians of Jerusalem. They were a family and already had the propensity to share with other family members. Although, that did not last. Even today, the Israeli Kibbutzes began as communist communes, but they discovered, not everyone pulled their weight and they did not prosper. Today they are a blend of capitalism and communism, just as China has blended the two together. Another factor is guilt from the pulpit. They imply that you not a good Christian unless you tithe. Worse, one guy even said you would go to Hell if you did not tithe. So the pulpit conditions believers into a type of "forced" compliance. [/QUOTE]
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