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“You cannot serve both God and money” (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 1 week ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago

That, and his stance that the use of violence is not only permissible, but necessary in order for the revolution to succeed.

Christian ethics are essentially voluntarist in nature; Jesus spent a lot of time trying to convince people to set aside their differences and work together, but ultimately he leaves it up to everyone’s free will.

Marx thought that he could shortcut this whole process by simply forcing everyone to participate, and that’s where he departed from Christianity. “All who take the sword will perish by the sword” (Matt. 26:52) was not part of his philosophy.