Does being a true Christian automatically make you a ';liberal';, at least in terms of economic issues?

Granted, Christians can have positions on many social issues that are viewed as being traditional or conservative. But isn't it hard to imagine the fiscal politics of a Christian being anything but left leaning?





Shouldn't Christians be for helping people? Especially helping those members of society who have a harder time helping themselves?





And shouldn't Christians be against greed and the pursuit of wealth?





And wasn't Jesus a liberal, at least in the context of the time he lived?Does being a true Christian automatically make you a ';liberal';, at least in terms of economic issues?
A good Christian would not want the government to be solely responsible for taking care of the poor and needy. A good Christian would give from their hearts and wallets to their neighbor as often as possible...directly to that person so the money wouldn't be wasted. A good Christian would help others learn how to help themselves. These are not things we can count on Washington to do. Politicians have proved time and again that they do not handle money very well.





You do not really want a socialist country, do you? There goes innovation, motivation, determination. Less government involvement is the only answer. Let's give our money to God's Church, and I don't mean a building or the federal government. Separation of Church and State should apply here also, just as Jesus told us to do.





God Bless.Does being a true Christian automatically make you a ';liberal';, at least in terms of economic issues?
I don't think Many Christians have a Liberal stance on many MORAL issues... Is that not what our beliefs influence? Our Moral Core...





I think I am very conservative and traditional.. but not to a fault... I believe there are LEANING issues on all sides





Many so called liberals have plenty of Morality check with typical Liberal Stances on issues like Abortion etc...





I think this Door Swings Both ways...


I believe in equality for all, but I do believe in the old saying... Give a man a fish feed him for a day.. Teach a man how to fish and you feed him for life.
Jesus was a liberal and a rebel in his time. I don't beleive he would find much to value in the right-wing conservative movement today.
The question is not whether Christians should be helping people, but whether or not the government should be helping people. Believing in helping people does not make a person a liberal, believing that the government should be giving handouts does make a person a liberal.


I am politically moderate. I personally believe that it is the church's job to help the needy and unfortunate members of society, not the government's job.


There is a distinction between personal beliefs and beliefs about government. That is why there are Christians on both sides of the aisle in the United States.
It's totally possible to be Christian and a fiscal conservative. Liberals lean more towards state-run welfare while conservatives are more for promoting business, which produces jobs which puts money into the hands of normal working people. Generosity isn't real generosity when it's government enforced, it should be up to individuals to work, make their money and hopefully use what they make to benefit others. The bible is all in favor of doing well in business to take care of your family and be generous with others (see Proverbs 31) so I would think this applies to managing a country as well as to managing personal finance.
A good Christian couldn't be a liberal.
he very much was.....and yes, a true follower would care far more fo the 'least of these' than giving huge tax breaks to the rich.
Yes, Christians should and do help people. Christians are against greed and the wrong pursuits of wealth. And no, Jesus was not a liberal. He forgave sins, something very different. He told the woman caught in adultery, ';go and sin no more.';


John 3:16 ';For God so loved the world, that He gave His one and only Son, that whosoever believes in Him, shall not perish but have eternal life.';
Yes he was! current administration has been sad on this issue(I voted for him twice) environment ,world affairs has been lacking as well. One thing I know I don't have the big picture! what is God doing in this?
When you explain it that way.I guess I'd have to say yes.
What is a true liberal and a true conservative? Many people are middle of the road, leaning to one side or another. So many variations.





In a world of limited resources and time the question always is, whom to help and how.. With 89% of the world below the poverty line (earning less than $6000 a year annually) the global need is greater than what can be supplied even with the best intentions.





How to keep the economic engines going without stifling innovation and hard work with layers and layers of taxes..





You might research if high taxation years correlate to years of a growing economy.





Peruse the news on the topic of pork barrell projects funded with tax money..





You ask a very good and very challenging question. This question is very important within the context of the challenges that Christ presented to His followers.





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