If we so much as think to understand The Bible, we had best buy one and begin to read it ourselves! It is good advice to join a group of similar minded people so that the many various scripts may be compared to learn The Scriptures and their concealed truth!
The truth concerning State Taxation and the matter of Christians paying tithes, (10% of income paid to ”churches”), is that the world has been deceived by both our media, and false apostate “churches”!
From Catholicism and so called Eastern Orthodoxy, every visible “CHURCH” is nothing more than one of the daughters of the Great Whore of Babylon! The Revelation 17: 1 to 6. Moreover, the word of The Lord to such as fraternise with the unfruitful works of darkness, Ephesians 5:11, is to flee Babylon! Jeremiah 51:6. “Come out of her my people that ye be not partakers of her plagues”, The Revelation 18:4, and Isaiah 26 verse 20 supports this that visible “churches” should be abandoned! “Come my people enter thou into thy chambers and shut thy doors about thee. Hide thyself as it were for a little moment until the indignation be overpast, for The Lord cometh out of His habitation to punish the inhabitants of the Earth! Isaiah 26:20.
Globally, our “governments”, are occupied by criminals ruled from Rome, The Revelation 17:9 and 18, and false apostate “churches” amassing great wealth in property, are misleading the world concerning The Kingdom of God! Romans 1:18.
Scripture verily teaches therefore pay ye tribute also, and this must be understood as, “WHEN” indeed tribute is “DUE”! It should also be understood that a man should not bring trouble upon his house by looking for trouble! This is what these verses are conveying, and to teach we should blindly “render unto Caesar” out of a good pure Christian conscience, is not the pure understanding of this Scripture, simply because this attitude does not align with the rest of Scripture!
Daniel is very clear a raiser of taxes will arise in his estate which comes to its end after few days! This verse must be understood as the foretelling of a false “kingdom of god”, Daniel 11:20, that will arise in an attempt to recover financially from a global abandonment of false religion, not only false Christianity!
Romans chapter 13 is the chapter to truly get to grips with when we seek God’s truth from The Word concerning the matter of paying taxes. We may note as we truly STUDY this very practical facet of our faith, that The Word mentions “higher powers”, and “rulers”. It does not mention corrupt public servants!
Teaching around these verses with hidden agendas, wolves in sheep’s clothing have perverted the truth and only when we have made it our business to check The Sciptures for ourselves, do we find the pearls of truth we need to make truly educated decisions on these very important issues.
As we approach Romans 13, we should first understand the previous chapter 12, with the realization that The Early Church TOOK The Kingdom and ran with Christ’s Truth that The Kingdom had come on Earth! It is NOT going to be established with the second coming, but JUDGED! 2 Timothy 4:1.
This site is dedicated to our Father God Almighty, The Lord Jesus Christ, and The Holy Spirit of Truth that sets us free! John 8:32
To be continued.