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A black communist Jesus?! This is so accurate
Not black. Given the time and place most experts would say Jesus was brown or olive skinned.
Jesus was a radical that the authorities were so worried about they had him killed.
When a man asked Jesus what he had to do to get eternal life, after running through the normal commandments (don't murder, don't steal, etc) the guy said he did all those things, and then Jesus replied:
"One thing you lack,” he said. “Go, sell everything you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.” (Mark 10:21)
The guy was disappointed and left. Then Jesus said,
"it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God" (Matthew 19:24)
In James he said:
"Suppose a brother or a sister is without clothes and daily food. If one of you says to them, “Go in peace; keep warm and well fed,” but does nothing about their physical needs, what good is it? In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead." (James 2:15-16)
Jesus tells a parable in Luke where a rich man in hell sees a poor guy in heaven and is begging for just a tiny taste of water: Luke 16:19-31
In Acts the early church is described as sharing possessions communally:
"All the believers were one in heart and mind. No one claimed that any of their possessions was their own, but they shared everything they had. With great power the apostles continued to testify to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus. And God’s grace was so powerfully at work in them all that there were no needy persons among them. For from time to time those who owned land or houses sold them, brought the money from the sales and put it at the apostles’ feet, and it was distributed to anyone who had need. (Acts 4:32-35)
None of this is an endorsement of Christianity, I'm an atheist, but was raised religious.
This is amazing!