That's quite a leap to suggest Jesus Christ was a socialist. Socialism came along with Marx many centuries after Jesus' days on earth. Marx believed that God was a delusion of the human mind. He is credited with the quote that religion is the "opiate of the masses". You refer to Jesus admonishing Christians to "give" to the poor. I don't believe he is referring to people only monetarily poor. I would also suggest that when Jesus refers to giving to other He almost always is referring giving the less fortunate freedom(s).
I am certainly no biblical scholar but I 100% consider myself a Christian. I try to do the right thing by other people by both giving financially and my time. But being only human I come up far short. Being Christian I also believe it is not for me to judge others.
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