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9. Karl Marx was an evolutionist. How did that affect his political views?

10. What was Marx’s most influential work that led to the rise of Communism?

11. How did Marx view religion?

12. What were the results of Marx’s works as nations applied his ideas to their political practices?

21.5 Let’s Personalize this Lesson…

Activity: Have you ever heard the saying, “The pen is mightier than the sword?” What this means is
when people write down their ideas and people adopt them in their thinking, that those ideas have more
power than a person wielding a sword. History has shown that this saying is very true. Karl Marx wrote
down his ideas about how a government of a country should operate. Many governments adopted his
ideas. As a result, 100,000,000 people have been killed by communist governments. A vast number of
nations still promote his views and hold their people as slaves to a failed system of government.

Take time to thank the Lord for the freedom you have to live for Christ and share the Gospel to those around
you. Thank the Lord that you have a copy of God’s Word and can read it daily. We are so privileged, as many
today do not have those freedoms.

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