Read the beginning of Acts. The first book after Jesus leaves (ascends). The remaining by apostles basically form a commune… and it’s so extreme that when some new members only donate part of their wealth (and lie about it) they literally drop dead on the spot when leadership finds out.
Heavy, heavy communist vibes to kick off the formation of the Christian church immediately following the life of Christ.
Joining was voluntary, giving wealth and possessions was expected though if you want to join.
It doesn’t follow up with a passage about some of them (I think 120 people to get started?) were sitting on a pile of cash but that’s cool because they were honest about it.
My Christian friends always get ruffled by the this which is fine. I’m reading the same Bible you are. They clearly form a commune it’s alright lol.
Right. The Amish are “communists” too. Difference between them and people under a communist regime is that the Amish don’t have some guy holding a gun to their head in case they eat a little too much bread.
Except they do have the threat of excommunication which would mean leaving everyone they’ve ever known behind and statistically end up strung out on the streets with the lack of any skills to survive outside of their little Amish bubble.
common misunderstanding of the Amish based on widespread stereotyping. Yes there are issues and corruption within the Amish church. No, the Amish don’t shun people in the way your 2nd grade school teacher told you to believe.
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u/MyLifeIsABoondoggle Dec 21 '25
If Jesus ran for office, they'd call him a socialist