By JP Nunez, Catholic Exchange - Yes, some of the first Christians lived in a communist-like way, but that was very different from what we know today as communism. For one, they did it voluntarily, and they didn’t believe people should be forced to live like they did. Secondly, not every Christian in New Testament times lived that way, and there is no record that those who didn’t were ever considered less Christian or less devout than those who did.