New Werpland wrote:Liberusy wrote:And there still is charity, why would Paul want to go against [or stretch] the teachings of Jesus when he can stick to what was actually taught?
"Thou shall not steal" It is explicitly clear wealth redistribution requires taxation which is theft and against God's commandments. Charity is voluntarily funded so it is therefore perfectly acceptable and encouraged.
No man, redistribution did not exist in antiquity. Also why don't you actually look at the people who most influenced early Christianity None of them were Libertarians.
They didn't care about politics, they're one goal was to spread the gospel.
They were not to happy that the Roman government was martyring them for there faith though.