Moorad Alexanian wrote:
>
> I must say that I have not read "The Communist Manifesto." However, there
> is a Marxist concept that is interesting for Christians and that is the
> notion of the "New Man." It seems to me that that concept means selfless,
> honest, people sacrificing themselves to the Communist state. A sort of "new
> birth" that will become the norm of the citizens of the Marxist state. In
> a way Marxism is promising heaven on earth when the Marxist society is
> established. This is religion, Christianity without Christ or God. The
> whole of Marxism is a misunderstanding of Fallen man. Pure nonsense!!
Marxism is an extreme form of Christian heresy without God & with a strong
eschatological emphasis, the expectation of a kingdom of heaven on earth. Virtually all
heresy involves an overemphasis on some aspects of Christian doctrine with corresponding
damage to others. It's hard to write "pure nonsense" without a random number generator.
The Communist Manifesto is 47 pages in English in the edition I have, brief
anough that one can afford to read it before denouncing it.
Shalom,
George
(Disclaimer: I am not & never have been a member of the Communist Party.)
George L. Murphy
gmurphy@raex.com
http://web.raex.com/~gmurphy/
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