Depends on what you mean by Communist. Typically, when one uses that term, it refers to a system of government where people are forced to 'share'. If that is what is meant by the term, then it certainly doesn't fit those first century Christians.
No, what I mean by “communist” is one who lives in, or supports living in a communal culture. And if perfectly applied, it would be totally voluntary, as it was with the early Christians.
But I don’t think Communism would work unless the “leader” were God himself. In fact, in a way, heaven is closer to communism than capitalism, at least as described in the bible.
One thing it aint is a democracy. I do not expect to be voting for “God” for a term.
>>Depends on what you mean by Communist. Typically, when one uses that term, it refers to a system of government where people are forced to ‘share’. If that is what is meant by the term, then it certainly doesn’t fit those first century Christians.<<
I agree with that. When I use the word I usually think of the root word, as a social order, as opposed to a form of government. All the “Communist” governments I know of were actually socialist.