Marx and Religion
The two don't go together. I mean, think of Marx's whole basic view of religion. He basically said it was what the oppressed used to comfort themselves. I can't help but wonder though, isn't that what alot of people thing today? And furthermore, is there not a grain of truth to that? I don't mean to the extent that Marx said it, but we are the oppressed...in chains of sin. Until Jesus came and freed us from our bondage anyway. Before we follow Him and live in faith, we are in the chains that we brought on ourselves. We are slaves to evil, slaves to the enemy. We are oppressed. Psalm 46:1 says "God is our refuge and strength, our ever present help in trouble." 2 Corinthians 3:17 states, "Where the spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom." So, while I don't believe that Marx meant it this way, he was inadvertantly right. Of course he believed his view to be right, but now I'm just rambling.
In conclusion, Marx's views on faith and God were pessimistic to say the least. He didn't think people should need religion and that it was society's fault they had to fall back on it. My heart breaks for him as I can't imagine a life without the fullness and beauty of Jesus Christ. It's no wonder he had such a negative view of life. I applaud his efforts to equal all men and wonder what he would have said were he to see the countries carrying out his "views" today. Most have perverted his philosophy so that I wonder if he would even recognize it.
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I think this is a good point. Marx saw Christianity as a crutch, something only the weak needed, which is in a sense true. When the Pharisees asked Jesus why he ate with sinners, he told them that he didn't come to save the righteous, but the lost. The Pharisees thought they had it together, but the weak know that they need Jesus. Through our weakness, God's strength prevails.
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