13Later, they sent some of the Pharisees and Herodians to catch Jesus in His words. 14“Teacher,” they said, “we know that You are honest and seek favor from no one. Indeed, You are impartial and teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar or not? Should we pay them or not?”
15But Jesus saw through their hypocrisy and said, “Why are you testing Me? Bring Me a denariusc to inspect.” 16So they brought it, and He asked them, “Whose image is this? And whose inscription?”
“Caesar’s,” they answered.
17Then Jesus told them, “Give to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God what is God’s.”
I don't think this means give your earnings away to the king. Your labor is not Caesar's to begin with, else you are a slave, and I don't think Jesus was a huge fan of slavery...
Give to Caesar what is his: Nothing. Your labor and fruits of your labor are yours
Give to God what is his: Your heart, body, and soul
Well, we dont want to stop paying ALL taxes, just income tax. We'll still pay all our OTHER taxes (sales tax, water tax, air tax, real estate tax, and on and on and on...).
Paying Taxes to Caesar
(Matthew 22:15–22; Luke 20:19–26)
13Later, they sent some of the Pharisees and Herodians to catch Jesus in His words. 14“Teacher,” they said, “we know that You are honest and seek favor from no one. Indeed, You are impartial and teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar or not? Should we pay them or not?”
15But Jesus saw through their hypocrisy and said, “Why are you testing Me? Bring Me a denariusc to inspect.” 16So they brought it, and He asked them, “Whose image is this? And whose inscription?”
“Caesar’s,” they answered.
17Then Jesus told them, “Give to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God what is God’s.”
And they marveled at Him.
I don't think this means give your earnings away to the king. Your labor is not Caesar's to begin with, else you are a slave, and I don't think Jesus was a huge fan of slavery...
Give to Caesar what is his: Nothing. Your labor and fruits of your labor are yours
Give to God what is his: Your heart, body, and soul
God will provide. Pay your taxes.
Imagine if we just stopped using the FED's money, and went back to trading or using bullion or even crypto.. they would be powerless.
Well, we dont want to stop paying ALL taxes, just income tax. We'll still pay all our OTHER taxes (sales tax, water tax, air tax, real estate tax, and on and on and on...).