What Form of Government art we to be?

If you were to ask what form of government we have most will respond that the United States of America is a Democracy but that is not correct. We are a Republic. A democracy is where the majority rules and the minority just suck it up. A Republic is where the majority are considerate of the minority. Have you ever thought of the form of government Jesus advocated? Have you ever thought it possible that Karl Marx had the right idea and it is we with our capitalism that is in error, biblically speaking of course?

 

2 Corinthians 8:14-15

    your abundance at the present time should supply their need, so that their abundance may supply your need, that there may be fairness. As it is written, "Whoever gathered much had nothing left over, and whoever gathered little had no lack."

 

Acts 4:32

    Now the full number of those who believed were of one heart and soul, and no one said that any of the things that belonged to him was his own, but they had everything in common. 

  

2 Thessalonians 3:10

    For even when we were with you, we would give you this command: If anyone is not willing to work, let him not eat. 

 

   

Doesn't that sound a lot like:

 

"From each according to his ability, to each according to his needs." Karl Marx

 

We even have a welfare system that encourages people not to work giving them lots of time to eat. Can we imagine enforcing Paul's instructions to the Thessalonian church? Do you suppose Thessaloniki had immigration problems? You can see I have a lot of time to question....