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In reply to the discussion: WaPo Guest Columnist - "From Jesus’ socialism to capitalistic Christianity" - Great Read! [View all]knitter4democracy
(14,350 posts)20. Interesting.
You're losing the debate, so you end it and hope a smiley will make it okay? Odd.
I'm now Eastern Orthodox, thank you, and I have never heard an Orthodox priest say that we have to take the parables literally, and neither have I read anything by the Church Fathers saying that Jesus wanted us to get rich based on the Parable of the Talents. Is it worth pointing out that Jesus didn't use the word "usury" because he didn't speak English?
So, are you one of those who also thinks that the streets in Heaven will be literally made of clear gold (Rev. 21:18)? Jesus spoke in metaphors that He sometimes then explained. The parables were not meant to be taken literally, not even when he used words like "usury."
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WaPo Guest Columnist - "From Jesus’ socialism to capitalistic Christianity" - Great Read! [View all]
TomCADem
Nov 2012
OP
The quotes from Acts were not from Jesus. The others were not comments pitting socialism vs
jody
Nov 2012
#6
Every time he said to sell all one had, give to the poor, and follow Him.
knitter4democracy
Nov 2012
#7
Apparently you don't know that the talent used in Jesus' time amounted to about 130 pounds of either
jody
Nov 2012
#16
You do know that Jesus pre-deceased both Adam Smith, Robert Owen and Karl Marx...
TomCADem
Nov 2012
#22
Actually, subjugating yourself for another man is a HUGE part of the Gospel
BarackTheVote
Nov 2012
#36