I recently stumbled on this quote by Archbishop Desmond Tutu

“When the missionaries came to Africa they had the Bible and we had the land. They said, ‘Let us pray.’ We closed our eyes. When we opened them we had the Bible and they had the land.”- Desmond Tutu

So I ask is salvation actually for sale or is it a ploy to extort money from ignorant men. We all know that in the old testament the instruction was 10% but was that practiced by the early Christians? The norm was to bring what you felt you wanted to give and that brought about actual communism between christains. Every member of the early church was taken care of. Is it ok to practice capitalism in church and let the poor suffer? Can you hear from God in the presence of so much folly? Is it ok to build millions/billions edifice while real christains suffer in hunger, penury, disease. One country I love very much is Sweden. Everyone is taken care of. A billionaire lives in the same flat as does a commoner. I'm not saying capitalism is bad but I believe in a common ground. Capitalism makes people work and creative while communism caters for all thereby fostering sound security and common good.

My people help me think am.