Was Christ a communist?

I always thought it was self-evident that God invented private property. Even animals possess things. I would think this isn't consistent with communism, so my answer would be "No."

Are you kidding? The concept of self is part of being an individual. Unless you want to be part of a "hive mind" or Borg collective, you're stuck with it. Even then, if there was another "hive mind", those who belonged to it would be "others".Or would you twist "self" into "selfishness"? Greed isn't what God's about, and I think we all know that.

Anyone care to wander into a bear's cave and ask for an opinion on communism? I expect the bear'd be fairly opinionated, and I have a hunch there have never been too many Marxist bears, even in Russia.I'm not aware of any languages that lack words for 'my', her', 'your', and so on, so these don't seem to be very new concepts. Maybe "modern" implies something special, and I'm just not seeing it.Looks like I'm stirring up some people who seem to agree with my ultimate answer. I'll attribute this to my use of the term 'self-evident' for now.Anyhow, my answer's still a confident 'no'.And truthlover, you're confusing me. Do families have trouble keeping track of which dress belongs to the mother? Have they ever? Best I know, people have always had private property, if only the clothes on their backs.Nobody's ever come close to the "communist ideal", and I think if Jesus had such a thing in mind He wouldn't've been shy about it.

Communism generally seeks to eliminate private property. I think it would require a fairly watered-down version of communism if most tribal communities are to qualify. No, Christ is not a communist, and He never has been.But I've arrived a tad late, and the discussion looks nearly over.