Thou shalt not steal.
That commandment infers the right to ownership
Communism is a "forced sharing and stealing".
When the Apostles had all things in common it was not forced. Even as This verse plainly teaches:
Acts 5:1 But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession,
2 And kept back part of the price, his wife also being privy to it, and brought a certain part, and laid it at the apostles' feet.
3 But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost, and to keep back part of the price of the land?
4 Whiles it remained, was it not thine own? and after it was sold, was it not in thine own power? why hast thou conceived this thing in thine heart? thou hast not lied unto men, but unto God.
This was spoken to a man who pretended to give all that he had received to the church while he kept a part of it for himself. He was plainly told his sin was not keeping some of it for himself but rather that he had lied to God about giving it all. He was not forced to share nor to give at all. It was his land to do with as he pleased.
===== Men are commanded to give to God's Work 10% anything more is ours to give as a gift. ===== |
