The Spiritual Evil Of Socialism And Communism

One of the biggest misconceptions about Jesus Christ is that Jesus Christ believed in, propagated and promoted socialist ideology. While it is true that some aspects of socialism are scriptural, the core principle of socialism is an end to private property. All throughout scripture we read about private property and ownership in a positive light. Private property is indeed scriptural.

Numbers 27:7-10 - "The daughters of Zelophehad speak right: thou shalt surely give them a possession of an inheritance among their father's brethren; and thou shalt cause the inheritance of their father to pass unto them. And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If a man die, and have no son, then ye shall cause his inheritance to pass unto his daughter. And if he have no daughter, then ye shall give his inheritance unto his brethren. And if he have no brethren, then ye shall give his inheritance unto his father's brethren."

We see that when the property owner dies, his property doesn't go to the government or become state property, his inheritance goes to his family. This would not be the case if the nation of Israel was under a socialistic regime.

Exodus 22:1 - "If a man shall steal an ox, or a sheep, and kill it, or sell it; he shall restore five oxen for an ox, and four sheep for a sheep."

This portion of scripture clearly gives an example of property ownership. If a thief takes the belongings (in such case it was cattle) and sells it, they have to pay the owner back. This is another clear and articulate example proving that the nation of Israel was not a socialistic regime.

Proverbs 19:14 - "House and riches are the inheritance of fathers: and a prudent wife is from the LORD."

This verse of scripture clearly proves that houses (property) are the inheritance of fathers (not the government). The government didn't have ownership over the property.

Socialism and socialistic ideology is not good for economic reasons and is certainly not scriptural!