[Secret Agent Man]

This is the big problem with liberals. Their version of 'compassion' - socialism/communism - is FORCED 'sharing'. Christ never had a problem with people having property or working for property and having a lot of possessions. He did have a problem with what they did with them. Were they generous or selfish? Did they realize that what they had they had because God allowed them to have it through a variety of means, or did they believe THEY were the reason they had what they had?

God, and therefore Jesus, never forced anyone to do anything against their will. Never forced sharing, never forced worship. Giving because you want to always ranks higher with God than 'forced' giving. That's why the state can never have genuine compassion for anyone, because in order to give to whoever it wants to, it has to take by force or threat of force, from those who have.

Ex. have you ever got a 'thank-you' from the IRS for your 'giving'?

[mrsmel]

Christ never had a problem with people having property or working for property and having a lot of possessions

That's right,and when a woman poured expensive scented oil on Jesus' feet and wiped them with her hair,and Judas(that Judas) griped about how the money should've been better spent on the poor,Jesus told him to leave the woman alone,that she did what she did out of love,and that the poor would always be with us.

[Prophet in the wilderness]

You are right on the mark my friend.
In the Bible, the Bible says, that God loves a cheerful giver, not grudgingly, but, from the heart.
Our giving must first come from the heart and our love for God, and our willingness to bless, and give, not under compulsion, or forced.
If you read Isaiah chapter 29, that is what God is trying to say to Israel, you may come to me with your lips, and your feast, rituals, but, not in your hearts do you love the Lord, it is a fake experience, religion.
By the way, most people have a misconception of the word COMPASSION.
( COM ) in the word compassion-means ( to come here to ) and passion , as in the passion of Christ:
means to suffer,
to have heart felt concern for someone else,
to be willing to help someone at all cost for the other person,
to be willing to suffer for or with that other person.
It has nothing to do with romance as this world thinks it does. ).

[pawdoggie]

God, and therefore Jesus, never forced anyone to do anything against their will. Never forced sharing, never forced worship. Giving because you want to always ranks higher with God than 'forced' giving. That's why the state can never have genuine compassion for anyone, because in order to give to whoever it wants to, it has to take by force or threat of force, from those who have.

My sentiments exactly. The Religious Left is very heavily invested in liberation theology (sadly some "mainstream" religious authorities are, as well). Jesus told the Young Rich Man to give what he had to the poor, he didn't ask him to give it to the Romans or the Sanhedrin so they could redistribute it "fairly".