Question: Does God as described in the Bible care about property rights or provisions for the poor?
Answer: BOTH.
On the one hand, the Law levied mandatory taxes to pay for the needs of the poor, as well as giving them need-based loans and providing for loan forgiveness and foreclosure relief. On the other hand, "Do not steal" is one of the ten commandments, and the sharing of wealth practiced by early Christians was strictly voluntary. Thus, the extreme liberal position of socialism as well as the extreme conservative position of abolishing welfare are BOTH unChristian IMO.
Answer: BOTH.
On the one hand, the Law levied mandatory taxes to pay for the needs of the poor, as well as giving them need-based loans and providing for loan forgiveness and foreclosure relief. On the other hand, "Do not steal" is one of the ten commandments, and the sharing of wealth practiced by early Christians was strictly voluntary. Thus, the extreme liberal position of socialism as well as the extreme conservative position of abolishing welfare are BOTH unChristian IMO.
