| Was the early church socialistic? The early church banded together in order to survive and become grounded by the teaching of the Apostles. The church was than scattered across the known world. A verse to consider:
1 Timothy 5:8 8 But if anyone does not provide for his own, and especially for those of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.
Seems like Paul was more concerned with a believer taking control of his own family as opposed to an autonomous collective. |