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The Living Waters Podcast

Ep. 344 - The Roots of Communism and Why It’s Unbiblical

The Living Waters Podcast

Living Waters

Prolife, Religion, Creation, Evangelism, Salvation, Jesus, Christianity, Faith, Religion & Spirituality, Spirituality, Gospel, Apologetics, Theology, Witnessing

52.8K Ratings

🗓️ 26 June 2025

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

Communism’s rise began with Karl Marx, who introduced the idea of class struggle and critiqued capitalism in response to industrial-era poverty. Marx envisioned a classless society but as Ray, E.Z., Mark, and Oscar point out, his philosophy extended beyond economics—it was rooted in atheism. Oscar shares how his first introduction to atheism came through Marxist economic literature, which proposed a godless utopia. Communism eventually took root in Russia and China, spreading fear of lost dem...

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0:00.0

But Ray, as far as communism goes, it goes beyond economics.

0:06.1

Just slightly.

0:06.8

First of all, I'd like us to discuss this, communism's rejection of God.

0:12.3

That's huge.

0:14.1

You know, in its Marxist-Leninist form, it's basically built on an atheistic, if you can even call it a worldview,

0:22.1

there's debate on that, but basically it's built on atheism. And Karl Marx is credited with that

0:28.2

famous saying that religion is the opium of the people or the masses. Opiate. Opiate. Opium, opium, opiate.

0:36.1

Yeah, communism seeks to imitate Christianity in that sense, because you look at the book of Acts where they had all things in common.

0:43.3

But it was given willingly, motivated by love.

0:46.3

And what communism does is we're going to share everything.

0:49.3

You're rich, so you're going to die so we can get your goods.

0:52.3

And that's what happens. Atheistic communism has been responsible for more than a hundred million deaths down through the years.

0:59.6

So it doesn't work because it's tainted by sin, as Oscar was saying.

1:09.0

It's nice when you're proven right it's wonderful when others are wrong and you're beautifully and wonderfully

1:19.2

proven right is it that was way off key it was bad let me ask you all the question before you do so do you ever like listen to yourself and then go that was way off key. It wasn't bad. Let me ask y'all a question.

1:27.6

Before you do so, do you ever listen to yourself and then go, that was good.

1:31.4

I'm going to move forward with that.

1:32.6

Did you do that with this?

1:33.6

Joyfully, constantly and incessantly.

1:35.6

Yeah.

1:36.0

Although I do freestyle sing, so I'd have time for your stuff more.

1:39.2

I'd like to hear you one day.

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