JESUS OF NAZARETH SPOKE TO MANY PEOPLE WHO INTERPRETED WHAT HE HAD TO SAY IN DIFFERENT WAYS. Some Of What Jesus Said Appeals To Liberals, Some To Libertarians, Some To Socialists, Some To Capitalists, Some To Progressives And Some To Conservatives. Most people do not make so many distinctions, but everyone who reads the sayings of the Son of God will find something that they believe applies to them, even hypocrites.

In modern context, would Jesus be considered liberal or conservative?

Harry Riches, Answer requested by Zhu Weibin

Jesus was neither liberal or conservative.

Liberals and conservatives are politicians who argue for ruling people in a particular way. But in reality the evidence shows that in the main they are merely self-interested individuals who are seeking to establish their own fiefdoms, and feather there own nests, while claiming to be helping their electorate.

Jesus was a libertarian. However, the libertarianism of Lord Jesus Christ is not that which many people claim is libertarian today, which is based upon self-interest according to the flesh. The libertarianism Jesus espoused was about liberation from sin and death. For this Jesus gave His own life. He advised His disciples to do the same.

• And Jesus called them to him and said to them, “You know that those who are supposed to rule over the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great men exercise authority over them. But it shall not be so among you; but whoever would be great among you must be your servant, and whoever would be first among you must be slave of all. (Mark 10:42–44)

A person can be a slave and yet free. This is because true freedom is a spiritual matter. Those who give their lives for the good of others do this willingly, knowing what they are doing and the reason why they are giving of themselves for the benefit of other people. To become a slave to others because one seeks to serve other people is to fulfill the policy laid down by Lord Jesus Christ.

People see what they want to see. Those who are raised to believe socialism is the best political system will interpret Jesus actions as socialist. Those who are raised to be capitalists may see Jesus as a Jew who spoke in terms of money—a facet found in many of his sayings.

The fact is Jesus spoke of human responsibility for each one’s own actions. This includes being responsible for those who are less fortunate and showing mercy rather than dealing harshly with the guiltless. This also means individual merit is rewarded (Matthew 25:14–30), not because a person is good, but because a person’s lifestyle demonstrates the works of God.

Everything has to be founded upon what is righteous and just. Justice is the basis of Kingdom of God. Justice is not something that is found in this world. Corruption, the antithesis of justice is what prevails on Earth. Without looking at banana republics, a look at the politics of the USA tells us this corruption is rampant. Examples are:

• Hillary Clinton being let off the hook for her emails;
• Barak Obama had a forged birth certificate and yet he became President of United States contrary to the requirements of the constitution.
• Bill Clinton getting off rape charges;
• Bernie Sanders being cheated out of votes for the presidential nomination and then suddenly have $600,000 to buy a third house for himself to live in, after campaigning for social justice and against corruption;
• George Bush winning a rigged contest and loser Al Gore then earning $500 million promoting climate change.

There is so much corruption in politics that the ideas of people being responsible for their own actions and looking after the rights of their neighbor might not be foreign policy, but they are definitely foreign.

Jesus was a true libertarian. He brought liberty for mankind. That liberty has to begin within each individual first before it can affect other members of society.

The Way Of Jesus Is Liberty Comes Only From Walking In The Light Not Darkness