The "progressive/liberal/leftist" conception Jesus and Christianity brings attention to Jesus' message of charity and selflessness (then often connecting it to their on economic beliefs. See popular phrase: "Jesus was asocialist/communist") and highlight the differences between Jesus and the later Church, the contradictions then being usually blamed on Paul.The point being that Jesus' movement was more practical and worldly while later Church brought unwarranted attention towards theology and spiritual matters. "Christianity was hijacked from the poor and used by the empire to keep the people down." But is that really a fair assessment?Wasn't the central point of the Jesus movement that the world was going to end SOON and you should give up earthly wealth cause you won't be needing it SOON and you better in God's good graces SOON?
>>18662483Jesus's "give away all your possessions" bit was never meant to be the basis for a stable society. It was a means of purifying yourself in preparation for God's Kingdom. This distinguishes him from secular leftists. When Christians realized the world wasn't ending soon is about when they dropped the commie shit.
