To the “enlightened” left, socialism is considered not only a viable economic model, but one that produces ultimately a society with abundance for all and poverty for none. A short read through the pages of history finds that belief to be founded on absolutely zero evidence. In truth, everywhere socialism has been attempted, it has failed to improve the lives of anyone, except those in power.

Why does such a system always seem to fail? I think the answer may be pretty simple. Socialism is evil and by it’s very nature subverts the laws of God.

Even the least religious among us know of the 10 Commandments, and most people can recite a few off the tops of their head. (Thou shall not kill. Thou shall not steal. etc.)

But in my opinion, the commandment with the most to teach us as it relates to our dealings with each other is the 10th Commandment, and it’s pretty much overlooked by most people.

“You shall not covet your neighbor’s house. You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, or his male or female servant, his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.” Exodus 20:17

Violating the 10th Commandment leads to the violations of all the other commandments related to man’s treatment of man that come before it. Coveting leads to stealing, or adultery, lies about your actions and in extreme cases murder of the one from whom you covet.

Since ‘covet’ isn’t a word that is in common usage today, re-read the quote above and replace with the word ‘desire’. The 10th Commandment is a prohibition on us from desiring anything that does not belong to us.

Socialism, as an economic and political model, is based on exactly that sinful desire. The operating premise of socialism is that the ‘working class’ is oppressed based on the material possessions they have in relation to the ‘middle’ and ‘upper’ classes. Those who advocate socialism rely on this disparity, and the associated desires it creates, to obtain power with a promise to equalize the distribution of the “stuff”.

In short, socialism would not exist without the coveting of your neighbor’s ox, donkey, house, or money.

Socialism is not Godly and fails because it violates the 10th and therefore 8th Commandments (Thou shall not steal). It requires coveting that which is not yours, and then the confiscation of that which you covet (stealing) by an agent on your behalf in order that it may be ‘redistributed’ to suit your personal perception of ‘fairness’.

Using the government as the agent of theft for purposes of redistribution does not make the actions any less immoral. In fact, government compelled wealth redistribution is to stealing as murder for hire is to killing. Making Uncle Sam into the economic hit man does not absolve those who advocate such policies.

God created man to have free will in all things, even including the free will to reject Him. Anything that violates this most basic premise is against the will of God, and as such is doomed to failure. The founding fathers understood this, and the US Constitution is a direct reflection of this understanding of God’s intent for man to be free.

However, socialism obstructs and restricts the expression of the will of the individual, and eliminates the autonomy of the individual by its very nature. Not only does it require an all powerful government to enforce, but it makes that government into a deity with the power to control the individual in all things.

Only Satan himself could inspire a system that subjugates man and creates a false god at the same time,

Therefore socialism will always fail, not because man is evil, but because socialism is.

https://thedinnertableblog.wordpress.com/2010/11/22/socialism-satans-economic-model/