I was talking to a friend about the difference between socialism and communism...or rather, seeming contradictions in the Bible and obscure points of the Law that applied to the culture of and around Israel. She told me that a friend of hers told her that socialism made more sense in light of Christ's compassion on and His grace extended to people who don't deserve it, and that capitalism seemed to be more selfish because it's all about building up yourself and grabbing all you can for yourself. In one light, that makes sense. However, if you add the God-factor to both, everything is set on its head.
Capitalism w/out God = money-grabbing, selfishness, greed, tromping on the small man, etc.
Capitalism w/God = the concept of good stewardship + "to whom much has been given, much has been required"
Socialism w/out God = taking from people who have and giving to people who don't have, regardless of rank, worthiness, ability to do better, etc...
"Socialism" w/God = God giving from His inexhaustible resources and pouring out His grace on everyone, regardless of whether they deserve it or not, all for the sake of His glory...the result being everyone's needs being met and everyone being conformed to the image of His Son...and it working out because God is perfect, and all the problems in the world are warped imitations of His attributes. Think about it...
Anyway, there are a lot of holes in these definitions because it all is merely one facet of the idea i'm trying to compute. I was going to post it as a facebook status and then realized that it would be way too long.
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