SHOW THEM from whence in the Bible this comes, please.

It can be found in the book of Acts, Chapter 4, beginning with verse 34., though, and is echoed in Acts, Chapter 2, verses 44 and onward. Acts is not a usual part of regular Bible reading for most people. You can find its origins in the early verses of Matthew, as well, but not in those exact words. It is expressed in many different words, and in many different scriptural and philosophical works, but can be condensed to what I wrote.

I do think many/most need the lesson to be 'drilled' in.

I did have to look them up, though. At one time, I would have known them from memory, but it has been a while since I regularly read the Bible.

usually provide references without looking them up. In my life, I've read the entire thing multiple times as part of my education, and have an excellent memory. Still, I can't come up with chapter and verse numbers without the Internet, and thank goodness it exists.

The Bible is a useful thing for finding common principles that apply in most civilizations. The more such works one reads, regardless of the particular religion, the more of this commonality you find. For me, that means that societies find what works and institutionalize it through religion or philosophy. Most of it is common sense, if one really thinks about it.

And I did not find it impertinent.

I am moved to write this because my wife's mother is in the hospital, after a fall and 6 broken ribs. She's 87 years old. It's inconvenient for my wife and I, and is interfering with our work. However, she is my wife's mother, and we have a duty to make her the priority right now, as she did for my wife when she was a child.

She will be OK, but it will be a long healing process. When I am tempted to become impatient, I remind myself of what I wrote above. It also helps me think about others in need.

Breathing and knowing I was doing what I must and ultimately wanted made it a lot easier. And yes, pondering our shared penchant for disability as I went along.

We all will.

And Jesus said to give unto Caesar, so no you are wrong.

The references are in a post upthread.

Just change communism with the world socialism and you might be on to something. I know they are similar, but still not the same beast.

I've been studying this stuff all my life.

You got them mixed up, sorry.

As I said, go read Acts. The principle also exists in other scriptures from other religions. That's because it is a core good. Religions reflect societies, not the other way around.

'Jesus said to them, “Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.”'

We cannot help everyone personally. The society can act on our behalf, if it is a civilized society. We contribute to that effort.

It is far older than any western society.

Sorry, I thougth you might know who originated that saying and belief system in modern times. My bad. I guess the Communist Manifesto and the Bible have similarities. Since I've never compared the two, I will leave it to your study.

Kinda the opposite in todays world of 80 people owning half of all the worlds wealth.

There is always time to change the road we are on. Always time.

It's a matter of discovering them. This one is an easy one to find. There are many more, and not just in the Bible, but in all ancient scriptures. I've found that of great interest since I was a teenager, and have been finding such parallels ever since.

I know the Louis Blanc quote in French. I learned it at about 20 years of age. I won't bore you with all of the equivalents in ancient writings. Blanc was a well-educated man. He paraphrased nicely. I translated, but eliminated the gender-based language he used.

It's not a unique idea to Louis Blanc, by any means. His phrasing is one that is most often remembered, but there are many other versions of the same idea.