If Jesus Had A Say

-We would never go to war-ever!
Jesus said in the sermon of the mount:

But I tell you, Do not resist an evil person. If someone strikes you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also. And if someone wants to sue you and take your tunic, let him have your cloak as well. If someone forces you to go one mile, go with him two miles. Give to the one who asks you, and do not turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you.

Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be sons of your Father in heaven. He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous. If you love those who love you, what reward will you get?


We would be the most anti violence country on the planet!!


-We would have happy tax payers.
Tax payers that willingly gave to the government what ever it asked for
Jesus answered when asked about taxes:
"Whose portrait is this?(on the money) And whose inscription?"
"Caesar's," they replied. Then he said to them, "Give to Caesar what is Caesar's, and to God what is God's."


-We would have no poor people and health care for all
Jesus said very clearly when asked about the two most important laws:

Love God and love your neighbor as yourself

And if someone wants to sue you and take your tunic, let him have your cloak as well. If someone forces you to go one mile, go with him two miles. Give to the one who asks you, and do not turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you.

He did not mention if the neighbor was black, poor, on well fare, gay, a single mom, sick in need of care, or just plain lazy, so we have to assume the neighbor could have been any of that!

-And maybe we would even not be that afraid of the word socialism?
When you read Acts, which takes place after Jesus have left his followers, you can read what they with Peter as their new leader decided to do.

All the believers were one in heart and mind. No one claimed that any of his possessions was his own, but they shared everything they had. With great power the apostles continued to testify to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and much grace was upon them all. There were no needy persons among them. For from time to time those who owned lands or houses sold them, brought the money from the sales and put it at the apostles' feet, and it was distributed to anyone as he had need.

Sounds pretty close to socialism to me!

To give you a hint on what God thought about the "followers" that didn't give everything to the apostles to distribute to them in need...

Now a man named Ananias, together with his wife Sapphira, also sold a piece of property. With his wife's full knowledge he kept back part of the money for himself, but brought the rest and put it at the apostles' feet.
Then Peter said, "Ananias, how is it that Satan has so filled your heart that you have lied to the Holy Spirit and have kept for yourself some of the money you received for the land? Didn't it belong to you before it was sold? And after it was sold, wasn't the money at your disposal? What made you think of doing such a thing? You have not lied to men but to God."
When Ananias heard this, he fell down and died. And great fear seized all who heard what had happened. Then the young men came forward, wrapped up his body, and carried him out and buried him.


I like your Christ,
I don't like your Christians
Your Christians are so unlike your Christ
-MK Gandhi