The War on Success by Tommy Newberry

Author:Tommy Newberry
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Regnery Publishing
Published: 2010-06-07T00:00:00+00:00

SOCIALISM VIOLATES SOWING & REAPING

The principle of the harvest states that we will reap what we have sown. The Bible says, “The point is this; he who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly; and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully” (2 Corinthians 9:6). This is a wonderful promise reminding us that the actions we take today create the world we live in tomorrow.

Socialism breaches this law by forcefully expropriating the fruit of people’s labor and transferring it to others. One citizen gets what he didn’t plant and another citizen doesn’t get what he did plant. (And the course of redistribution, of course, includes a generous “processing and handling fee” for the government bureaucrat.)

During moments of weakness, we’ve all probably wished for a socialist version of the sowing and reaping maxim. But I double checked the ancient scriptures and couldn’t find anything close. The apostle Paul was emphatic about this: “Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap” (Galatians 6:7).

Obviously, we don’t imitate God when we steal or accept stolen goods. In the Eighth Commandment, God makes this clear in four words: “Thou shall not steal.” This Commandment clearly condemns expropriation, and Leviticus lays out an entire system for dealing with those who steal.8 Similarly, the Tenth Commandment says, “Do Not Covet” (Exodus 20:17), which in and of itself repudiates the entire underpinnings of socialism. And remember, these are Commandments, not suggestions.

Socialists often cite biblical imperatives to generosity, but God would never make us break His own Commandments in order to be “generous.” And besides, expropriation is not generosity at all, it’s simply theft.

The principle of the harvest is intended to encourage us to make wise decisions: if we don’t study today, and then we flunk our physics test tomorrow, it’s not because God is punishing us, nor does it make us a victim. We just didn’t follow His principles. This is part of God’s design, intended to encourage wise decisions. And God doesn’t recommend that the government give us someone else’s harvest—He wants us to responsibly plan for our own future.

From a practical standpoint, if we have something we haven’t earned, we often don’t get to keep it anyway. Sooner or later, people tend to get separated from dishonest or easy gain. Lottery winners often go broke within a few years of their windfall. Get-rich-quick attempts usually backfire. Of course, common thieves don’t typically invest their money wisely, which is why they steal again and again.

There is, of course, a cosmic justice in all this. God wants us to work hard and earn our own keep. And as in all things in life, good things tend to happen to those who listen to Him.

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