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To: Heywood40 who wrote (1570286)	11/5/2025 7:38:51 PM
From: Tenchusatsu	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1572107

Heywood, What would Jesus say if I pointed out to him that my present-day Caesar was mis-using my tax money to kill innocent people in faraway places? Doesn't matter. The context of "render unto Caesar" was a trap. The Pharisees at the time were trying to trap Jesus. They knew that the people hated paying taxes to their Roman occupiers. Hence, if they could get Jesus to say that paying taxes is unjust, they could have him arrested on treason. Jesus, however, brilliantly played the Uno Reverse card onto the Pharisees. He reminded everyone that the tax money never belonged to the people in the first place. Didn't matter if that meant the people would be left with too little. It's up to God to provide, not the wealth of Caesar's republic. Tenchusatsu P.S. - Keep in mind that this should never be taken as an endorsement of high and unjust taxes. Just as the Bible condoned slavery but never endorsed it, unjust taxes are the same way. What Christians ought to fight and die for is something that should be discussed with the big picture in mind, not cherry-picked verses.