Okay. I am answering this purely academically and do not want to bring up religion specifics as it gets... we all know lol.
Jesus's own words were:
"Render therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's; and unto God the things that are God's." Matthew 22:21
Dude, no one gets to define your relationship with God, and great to ask questions!
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I'm actually going to be addressing this verse along with many others in my series. That verse might actually get an entire article unto itself, there's so much to unpack.
Also, religion should be about truth, not my feelings. If it's all about feelings or me defining it however I want then it is empty. If God is real then he takes a big part in defining this relationship. And that's why I'm digging into the Word to find my answers.
I will be following your series
Thanks @rimann
Part 2 is now posted: https://steemit.com/anarchy/@sethlinson/shouldn-t-all-christians-be-socialists-christian-anarchy-part-2
I don't think that's nearly as clear as it sounds. The things which are Caesar's really isn't specific as to what it's entailing. And here's what it is entailing: Caesar owns your land, and you then owe your taxes basically at his whim. But no matter how powerful, his law is subservient to God's. God owns your life, and Caesar does not. Does that make sense? You do owe to your ruler what they wish of you, save for denying God.
He even explains in detail in a few spots ... basically the concept to me seems to be that if life "kinda works", it's well enough and not of your concern. Your battle is not with powers or principalities, but with corruption in high spiritual places. Your own morals, and your own guilt, and your own struggle, and your own fights. Not the annoyance with an overbearing government. Could that be said to encourage being a slave? Kinda, yeah. Trust me, and trust Jesus, you don't want the power you think you do.