| The first was addressed to an individual who claimed to obey all the commandments and yet Jesus knew he loved money more than God. For him, that was a fitting command to show him where his weakness was.
The second can be taken at face value. When we get wrapped up in our treasures on Earth, we lose sight of our treasure in Heaven. That applies to all men regardless of political affiliation -- rich bankers or movie stars.
Nothing wrong with peace. I'm all for it. Sometimes, though, the only true path to peace is through a show of strength. There will always be evil men that want to disrupt the peace and they must be stopped for the good of society.
The fourth statement deals with the individual. We should all be charitable. Politically, since you asked, Republican individuals give more to charity than Democrats. Jesus never advocated the forced re-distribution of wealth. "God loves a cheerful giver".
Later note in response to your additional comments: Now you're just being argumentative but, okay. . . 2 of those, again, deal with the individual's responsibility to be charitable. The one addressed to the nation (Lev.) deals with worship of false gods and other detestable religious and sexual practices. Don't do that.  |