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To: Wharf Rat who wrote (756303)	12/5/2013 6:53:11 PM
From: Brumar89	1 Recommendation Recommended By FJB Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1577019

And did he agitate for higher and higher taxes?

To: Wharf Rat who wrote (756303)	12/5/2013 7:07:05 PM
From: Tenchusatsu	1 Recommendation Recommended By d[-_-]b Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 1577019

WR, You don't think Jesus pulled "render Caesar" out of thin air, so you? The context of "render unto Caesar" was a political environment where taxes were being unfairly levied upon the Jews. The Pharisees, being the hypocrites they were, wanted to trap Jesus into saying he opposed the taxes so that they could find justification to arrest him. But Jesus deftly avoids the question by pointing out that taxes only affect earthly possessions, i.e. "that which is Caesar's." He points this out by showing who's face was on the currency at the time, proving that even money is an earthly creation. And that has no bearing on what Jesus' followers should be focused upon, i.e. "render unto God that which is God's." In other words, that Biblical passage does not defend taxation nor oppose it. Even unjust taxes aren't defended in that passage. Instead, the passage only points out that followers of Jesus Christ need to be focused on other priorities. Tenchusatsu