Inequality of Possessions

In Luke 19 Jesus told a parable about giving ten minas/pounds to his slaves. When He returns to find out what they have done with them he finds one has made ten more, another made 5 more and the last hid His and did nothing with it. Jesus takes it away and gives it to the one who made ten and finds that those observing the transaction begin to object because that one has ten already.

Each slave had the same opportunity. Freedom to use the money as they saw fit. The result was different for each. The two that did something with their money were rewarded while the one who buried it and did nothing, was not taken care of by the Lord, but stripped of even what he had.

Our founding Fathers understood that where there was true freedom there would be inequality among people regarding the things they possessed. Where there is liberty each has the opportunity to work and produce according to their ability or strength and the result may be very different, but that's what true freedom allows. If everyone ends up with the same amount of things it is because freedom has been taken away and oppression has begun on somebodies part.

Jesus even took away what the non-productive slave had and gave it to someone that would do something with it. I know some may be offended with this, but it makes sense to make sure your goods are being used to produce something rather than to give them away to be wasted. We should, as a nation, at least take into consideration the wisdom of this parable. Instead we have seen a rise in class warfare, where a cry goes out to take away from the rich and give to the poor. The Bible instructs the rich to be generous, but does not mandate equality of things for all. Different ones collected different amounts of Manna. The saints in Corinth did try to spread their wealth to the believers who were suffering from bad economic conditions, but it was their choice.

As I studied the information from the missionary Steve Parker who wrote about breaking the spirit of poverty, it was interesting that he noted that one of the symptoms of the spirit of poverty was class warfare, blaming the rich for your condition. While there is certainly oppression by some and a need to stop that oppression, a complaining spirit that is always blaming someone else for your condition, denies that it is God who gives the power to make wealth. And, creates a receiving rather than a giving mentality which is not one that God has decreed to bless. Give and it shall be given. This demand to have it given to me by someone who has more is rooted in class envy, jealousy and selfish ambition.

The whole spirit behind Marxism is class warfare and there are those in this nation who are promoting it. I believe it is against Bible principle and against the founding principles of this nation. As I dig deeper into the roots of this nation, I am amazed at the wisdom of the early leaders and their insight into the behaviors and attitudes that are harmful to a free society. We have adopted many of them or at least toyed with them sufficiently for them to have influence in our present culture and politics. COME QUICKLY LORD AND ESTABLISH YOUR KINGDOM!!!