The Christian Bible Supports Socialism and/or Communism

Though my opponent has not responded in round three, I would like to use this time and mention a few other points which should help put the issue to rest. In this round I will show that the Bible does not endorse the forced redistribution of wealth, but encourages charity and the willful relinquishment of private property.In numerous biblical passages it seems evident that people had private property. It is important to note at this point that I am not suggesting the Bible advocates private property. I am suggesting that people were permitted to have it, and that they were encouraged to give it away by choice.The first example I would like to make involves a few of what people know as the Ten Commandments. Exodus: Chapter 20.Verse 15 says that you shall not steal.I argue that in order to redistribute wealth on a large scale, you would inevitably have to take it from people without their permission. If only a single person refused to give up his/her property willfully an act of theft will have occurred. The only way around this would be to ignore their current legal claim on it. Even if we redefine the legal definition of property in order to assert that it can only be owned by "The People" or "The State," it will not be sufficient. It will not change that, as of this date, it can be owned by an individual by name. One can argue that it has always belonged to the people, but it would only take a single land deed or title to prove otherwise. It was accepted to have legally belonged to someone else at a previous time.The New Testament affirms that thieves (along with other people) will not inherit the kingdom of God. 1 Corinthians 9-10 Some may still argue that if the laws were changed, and if words were redefined, redistribution of wealth would not be illegal and may not constitute a valid definition of theft.However, Exodus 20:17 reads: "You shall not covet your neighbor's house. You shall not covet your neighbor's wife, or his male or female servant, his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor."So not only does it forbid theft, it forbids people from wanting something that another person has. I would argue that it is not possible for an organized redistribution of wealth to occur without anybody wanting it. This helps to frame the verses my opponent used to make his argument. The believers owned private property but they sold it of their own free will to provide for others. Allow me to add a few similar verses myself. These promote the same values, but with clearer language.Acts 2:44-45 reads:"All the believers were together and had everything in common. They sold property and possessions to give to anyone who had need."Acts 4:33-37 is an even clearer example:"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.""Joseph, a Levite from Cyprus, whom the apostles called Barnabas (which means "son of encouragement"), sold a field he owned and brought the money and put it at the apostles' feet."Here we can clearly see that it was through consent that these things were done. They owned property, and sold it. They willfully gave the money to the apostles, and only then was it redistributed. So again, while the verses my opponent provided do promote charity, they never prescribe that people be forced to give it by law. They do not propose taking things from people against their will. Most importantly, they do not endorse a government or any political or social system at all. This should clearly show that the Bible does not support or endorse Socialism or Communism. NOTE: I pulled these verses from the New International Version of the Bible. I chose it because it was the default selection at biblegateway.com which I used so that I could quickly access and copy the passages that I required.