From: Platt Holden (pholden@sc.rr.com)
Date: Sat Nov 06 2004 - 00:24:41 GMT
Rick:
Great to hear from you!
> PLATT
> > I can find nothing in the New Testament to support your belief that Jesus
> > would have employed Pontius Pilot's police or the Roman military to
> > enforce taxes levied on the general populace as required by socialism.
>
> R
> You're just not looking hard enough Platt...
>
> Then the Pharisees went and took counsel how to entangle Him in his talk.
> And they sent their disciples to Him, along with the Herodians, saying,
> "Teacher, we know that You are true, and teach the way of God truthfully,
> and care for no man; for You do not regard the position of men. Tell us,
> then, what You think. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?" But
> Jesus, aware of their malice, said, "Why put Me to the test, you
> hypocrites? Show Me the money for the tax." And they brought Him a coin.
> And Jesus said to them, "Whose likeness and inscription is this?" They
> said, "Caesar's." Then He said to them, "Render therefore to Caesar the
> things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's." When they
> heard it, they marveled; and they left Him and went away. ---Matthew
> 22:15-22
I hardly think Jesus believed that Caesar was doing God's work as the
socialists believe their tax and spend policies do.
I read this passage as an perhaps the first elucidation of the principle
of church/state separation.
Best,
Platt
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