So many people keep talking about the evils of redistribution of wealth, like it was some new idea developed by Karl Marx and carried on by the Communists. But guess what, folks, it’s in the Bible!
Many of us have heard it countless times, the song
of Mary of Nazareth, called The Magnificat, after the first words
of the song rendered in Latin: “My soul
magnifies the Lord.”
Today these later verses were brought to my
attention: “He (the Lord) has scattered those who are proud in their
thoughts. He has brought down rulers
from their thrones but has lifted up the humble. He has filled the hungry with good things but
has sent the rich away empty.” (Luke
1:51-53)
Jesus is recorded in Luke 6:20 & 24 as saying: “Blessed
are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God…But woe to you who are
rich, for you have already received your comfort.”
Can the comforts of this world measure up to the
spiritual comforts Christ offers? Ask a
multi-millionaire is he is truly happy, and you will find that he always needs
more. True happiness is something elusive
and always just around the corner in this world.
Once a rich young man came to Jesus and asked what
good deed he must do to inherit eternal life.
Jesus answered, “If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions
and give to the poor.” (Matthew 19:21).
The next verse (22) says the man went away sad because he had great
wealth. Then Jesus told his disciples: “I
tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a
rich man to enter the kingdom of God.” (Matthew 19:24)
To me, this
sure sounds like the idea of redistributing wealth is not Communist at
all. It’s Christian!
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