Is Socialism Biblical?

Published: May 28, 2020, 6 p.m.

The Lord loves a cheerful giver.  Also, He commands that Christians give and share - but here's the thing - giving shouldn't be done under compulsion.  No one should be forced to give, which is what socialism is.  It's forced charity.  Not only that, it's giving toward the goal of glorifying the state, not God.  Certainly, real Christianity isn't a life of greed and lust for wealth.  But socialism is a false gospel that causes voters to covet their neighbor's goods and demand the unjust taking of income and property.  By elevating covetousness and theft as the central means of achieving social/political goals, socialism causes division and strife.  Worse, by having people look to the state for security and wealth, it encourages idolatry.  We are to pray to the Lord to give us this day our daily bread - the Lord, not the government.