Acts 2:45 And sold their possessions and goods, and parted them to all men, as every man had need.
I still firmly stand by my belief that the Bible advocates neither side, but instead all things in balance for good purpose. The Bible isn't capitalist nor communist, these are both man made systems.
"Capitalism" of today is very far from the original capitalism, working people and children 20 hours a day during the industrial evolution. How did communism appear? Communism was wrapped to sell to workers, if they were so happy why did they switch to communism. The whole Marxist agenda was wrapped about why there was such disparity of wealth among people, and this is why people bought into it, because they wanted more equality and more rights. Then communism went off into the left field with their own agendas and also didn't work out for these peoples. Neither of these are of God. What you call capitalism is very far from what genuine capitalism actually is and was, what we have today is - thank God - a lot closer to middle ground because nowadays workers have a lot more rights and pay than they used to have and than bosses wanted (or want) to give them. The real spirit of capitalism today is evidenced through companies outsourcing, running sweat shops unscrupulously, just to line their pockets as much as they can find loopholes in the law, and destroying their own economies in the process.
Acts 2:45 was a church freely cooperation as seen with Ananias and Sapphira. They wasn't commanded but chose to give except they tried to cheat God.
This wasn't a government operation and it also wasn't sustained as the church grew.
The Bible isn't capitalist nor communist, these are both man made systems.
God has inspired man's direction in the realm of morality. If a system is good then God inspired it. If it is bad then God will hate it and it will likely be self evident in it's outcome. But just as you will not find the Trinity in Scripture we see the Trinity throughout Scripture. Just as why I made the case for capitalism. If you study it by looking in Scripture you will see why it is important within what the Bible calls good government.
Capitalism" of today is very far from the original capitalism, working people and children 20 hours a day during the industrial evolution.
Was that the original capitalism? Capitalism has been around much longer as it dates back to the days of trade and barter systems that eventually led into merchant capitalism as societies evolved so did trade and economics. The philosophy vs operation is different. In philosophy or in theory it works this way but action must fit the theory. Poor worker conditions had nothing to do with the philosophy of capitalism but more with the morality of the individuals who took advantage of it. You will have morality problems with any system for example in socialism you will have free loaders and worker clashes.
Also capitalism involves limited government involvement as in they in theory are suppose to create a economic environment that promotes equality, promotes opportunity, competition, and uphold the law to prevent corruption.
We have economic theories just as Marxism even though that is incorporated in more of a athiestic worldview just like sharia law is not separate of the Islamic worldview.
In theory capitalism is right for morality.
Morality being a pillar to uphold what is just.
John Adams,
The Works of John Adams,
Second President of the United States, Charles Francis Adams, editor (Boston:
Little, Brown, 1854), Vol. IX, p. 401, to Zabdiel Adams on June 21, 1776.)
We have no government armed with power capable of contending
with human passions unbridled by morality and religion. . . . Our constitution
was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the
government of any other.
No economic system will ever be without flaws especially without a good moral foundation.
I agree as we grow secular, more will abuse the liberty of capitalism. And the more secular government becomes, the more corrupt and more control they will seek to have.
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