Is Christianity Truly Compatible with Capitalism?

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"You need only one thing. Go and sell all you have and give the money to the poor, and you will have riches in heaven; then come and follow me." When the man heard this, gloom spread over his face, and he went away sad, because he was very rich.

Jesus looked around at his disciples and said to them, "How hard it will be for rich people to enter the Kingdom of God!" The disciples were shocked at these words, but Jesus went on to say, "My children, how hard it is to enter the Kingdom of God!25 It is much harder for a rich person to enter the Kingdom of God than for a camel to go through the eye of a needle."

Happy are you poor;
the Kingdom of God is yours!
Happy are you who are hungry now;
you will be filled!
Happy are you who weep now;
you will laugh!

But how terrible for you who are rich now;
you have had your easy life!
How terrible for you who are full now;
you will go hungry!
How terrible for you who laugh now;
you will mourn and weep!

Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbour's.

Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.

They think that religion is a way to become rich. Well, religion does make us very rich, if we are satisfied with what we have. What did we bring into the world? Nothing! What can we take out of the world? Nothing! So then, if we have food and clothes, that should be enough for us. But those who want to get rich fall into temptation and are caught in the trap of many foolish and harmful desires, which pull them down to ruin and destruction. For the love of money is a source of all kinds of evil. Some have been so eager to have it that they have wandered away from the faith and have broken their hearts with many sorrows. But you, man of God, avoid all these things. Strive for righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance, and gentleness.

The group of believers was one in mind and heart. None of them said that any of their belongings were their own, but they all shared with one another everything they had.33 With great power the apostles gave witness to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and God poured rich blessings on them all.34 There was no one in the group who was in need. Those who owned fields or houses would sell them, bring the money received from the sale,35 and turn it over to the apostles; and the money was distributed according to the needs of the people.

It is indifferent to capitalism.
Most Christians that I've known were capitalist although most of them didn't dote on it.

Christianity recognizes the right to possess private property. It also regards stealing someone's property as a sin.

ruveyn

if someone takes your coat, let him have your shirt as well. Give to everyone who asks you for something, and when someone takes what is yours, do not ask for it back.

The problem with that is they lived that way by choice not forced on them at gun point like modern
communist governments do!

if one of the occupation troops forces you to carry his pack one mile, carry it two miles.

A true Christian is impossible though. Because it is impossible to follow the bible 100%, as there are parts that contradict other parts.

The problem with that is they lived that way by choice not forced on them at gun point like modern communist governments do!

But there was a man named Ananias, who with his wife Sapphira sold some property that belonged to them. But with his wife's agreement he kept part of the money for himself and turned the rest over to the apostles. Peter said to him, "Ananias, why did you let Satan take control of you and make you lie to the Holy Spirit by keeping part of the money you received for the property? Before you sold the property, it belonged to you; and after you sold it, the money was yours. Why, then, did you decide to do such a thing? You have not lied to people—you have lied to God!"

As soon as Ananias heard this, he fell down dead; and all who heard about it were terrified. The young men came in, wrapped up his body, carried him out, and buried him.

About three hours later his wife, not knowing what had happened, came in. Peter asked her, "Tell me, was this the full amount you and your husband received for your property?"

"Yes", she answered, "the full amount."

So Peter said to her, "Why did you and your husband decide to put the Lord's Spirit to the test? The men who buried your husband are at the door right now, and they will carry you out too!"

At once she fell down at his feet and died. The young men came in and saw that she was dead, so they carried her out and buried her beside her husband. The whole church and all the others who heard of this were terrified.

Dost thou have any examples? (And the differences in the creation stories don't count

6 [a]The Lord said to Moses: 2 “If anyone sins and is unfaithful to the Lord by deceiving a neighbor about something entrusted to them or left in their care or about something stolen, or if they cheat their neighbor, 3 or if they find lost property and lie about it, or if they swear falsely about any such sin that people may commit— 4 when they sin in any of these ways and realize their guilt, they must return what they have stolen or taken by extortion, or what was entrusted to them, or the lost property they found, 5 or whatever it was they swore falsely about. They must make restitution in full, add a fifth of the value to it and give it all to the owner on the day they present their guilt offering. 6 And as a penalty they must bring to the priest, that is, to the Lord, their guilt offering, a ram from the flock, one without defect and of the proper value. 7 In this way the priest will make atonement for them before the Lord, and they will be forgiven for any of the things they did that made them guilty.”

"It is easier for Heaven and Earth to pass away than for the smallest part of the letter of the law to become invalid."

A true Christian is impossible though. Because it is impossible to follow the bible 100%, as there are parts that contradict other parts.

What if my father commands me to kill a thief during sabbath?

So, you request examples but dismiss the one example you know in advance?

Consider what you just posted about how we should let people take everything from us. Compare with this:



In case you come saying that old testament law can be ignored, consider this from Jesus: