CAPITALISM v COMMUNISM

God's disapproval of Communism is and was not with the ideology or their economics, e.g. their philosophy of pooling their resources and taking out only that which they needed for themselves and their family, which by the way is nice in theory but was never practiced. In the case of Russia, North Korean, China, Cuba and East Europe, that to a large extent was and is a very, very noble idea but under the circumstances, it is something which is not natural for man. The problem that God had and has with Communism is that Communist leaders felt and still feel that "The ends justifies the means."

Why is communal styled sharing not natural for man and what are the circumstances referred to above? To explain this, let me draw an analogy. We were are all sent, away from home, on a very long journey to Earth with permanent amnesia. Relating it to life on Earth, it's as if we are a lone passenger on a long lonely flight to far away Istanbul, Turkey. (Sorry, I could have said China or the Orient except I've lived in the Orient and I would not feel out of place if I walked off a jumbo jet, all alone, tomorrow... Ahh...! That's right...! I'm sorry! I said we all have amnesia so it doesn't matter where we disembark. Pick your poison!)

For me, its back to Istanbul, Turkey. When I walk off the plane, I see all these strange faces starring at me and I can't understand a thing being said. I realize I'm different and that I don't belong. I don't know who I am or where I am. I am totally at the mercy -- dependent on the goodness -- of the people I meet. I am one of the fortunate ones. Others were not as lucky. Being totally helpless, they were accosted, abused, beaten and even killed. However, I meet some very good people who took me in and despite my amnesia, were very hospitable, gave me a place to sleep and food to eat.

For me, my stay with my new found friends was a relatively pleasant one! I learned their language, went to their schools, made some close friendships and even became relatively successful. I still can't remember a thing before disembarking from the plane. I felt a debt of gratitude to the people who were kind enough to take me in, feed and cloth me, provide relative security and a place to lay my head.

I also learned there are millions of flights daily carrying for the most part only one passenger, rarely two and very, very rarely three or more. I learn that they all have amnesia and are completely at the mercy of the people's generosity and hospitality they first come in contact with.

I learn that the Turkish people have a long tradition of hospitality which goes back many centuries. However, understandably, some feel overwhelmed by the onslaught and sheer numbers invading their country consequently, many forget about the "Ancient Law of Hospitality." Being a so-journer myself, I set up foundations to help some of the travelers adjust, get acclimated, reoriented and begin a new life in a foreign country. However, I haven't got the time nor money to help them all.

The foundation is very small and we can only help a few people. Despite the little bit of good we are able to do, millions of people were not as fortunate to have fallen in with good people. They die all alone from starvation of food and human kindness even at the hands of their fellow travelers

[As I write this, I find myself writing and thinking similar thoughts that Lenin must have thought except, God is my foundation. Not idealism, not intellectualism and not a pie in the sky theory but reality and faith in God.]

If all mankind would observe the Ancient Law of Hospitality, man wouldn't have to concern him or herself with famines, diseases, being beaten or murdered! Man's primary concern would be to insure his neighbors are healthy, feel happy and are secure. Society would change from an avaricious society based on personal greed of wealth, to a society with an insatiable desire and drive to help one another.

Because most men grow up and instead of feeling than a sense of gratitude for the help they were given, instead, they feel that no one gave them anything, that they did it all on their own and in some cases, they're right. They feel strongly that everyone has to learn that they can't rely on anyone else but themselves. They are not concerned about helping their fellow so-journ traveler but are only concerned with how a situation can benefit them. You may be familiar with the expression, "Life is a game and the one who wins is the one who dies with the most toys." Although I regarded it a mostly a humorous commentary of life, I used to pretty much subscribe to this same philosophy also.

However, Christ said,

Matthew 16:26
26 For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?

It would appear that, he who dies with the most toys, actually looses!

As I said, God is not opposed to the ideology of the Communist's economics. What God is and was opposed to was the extent to which Communists go to, to force people into disavowing any belief in God and the extent to which they also go to, to force people to do what their leaders said they must do without question, feedback or input.

Where did Karl Marx get the theory? From Satan! Satan copied the basics of God's eternal order of the Universe and put it in the hands of fallible, corruptible and extremely avaricious man, without proper training or education giving him absolute authority and control over his fellowman to achieve his otherwise, very noble, idealistic and humane goals. Man, being a relative "babe in the woods" and because of Satan's rather than God's influence, man was easily corrupted by power. The Communist leaders, initially being basically humane idealists, became autocratic totalitarian rulers and mass murders bent on accomplishing their goals at any cost. Without training and education, power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolute. Obviously, without proper education or training, the introduction of authoritarian and totalitarian control, bastardized God's Celestial Order of economics.

A truly humanistic economic order is not Capitalism and certainly not totalitarian Communism (see A Burgeoning Population is the Opiate of Satan & Capitalism in these Journals of Discourses). Wouldn't it be great if we could put our heads together and devise an economy in which man would know that he would get rich if and only if he or she help his or her neighbor get rich?

I don't have any answers but God wants man to discuss the pros and cons of everything and try to improve life on earth for every human being, the white, blue eyed worker in Toledo, Ohio and the black woman with five kids whose husband was killed in the war in Rwanda. God will not tell man he has to do something but if we include Him in our discussions, He has promised man

James 1:5
5 If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all [men] liberally, and upbraideth (sic) not; and it shall be given him.

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