You are very likely remembering a sermon correctly, but it is the sermon that has misled you, not the scriptures. Jesus did indeed say "Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's."
However, that is almost universally misunderstood and misrepresented in sermons. Let me try to make it very simple for you to "get," OK? Let's be really silly for a moment, and suppose that Jesus was talking about a bank robber. If Jesus had been speaking of a bank robber, what would this mean to you?
"Render to the bank robber the things that belong to the bank robber, and to God the things that are God's."
The question you would ask is, "What belongs to that bank robber?" Does the bank robber have any right to what's in the bank vault?
The question nobody seems willing to ask is this: What belongs to Caesar? Does he have any right to the cash in your wallet? Does "Thou shalt not steal" suddenly no longer apply?
I hope that helps your understanding... Please let me know? ;)
That is undoubtedly the most convoluted use of the interpretation of the scripture I think I've ever read anywhere ,thank you for your thread and I've really been enjoying reading
Hello, my new friend Wise Art... Very nice to meet you, Tracy.
I realize that you are a crafter of words, but I would greatly appreciate it if you could be a little more plain about what you've just said? What is it that you find convoluted? Do you agree or disagree with the interpretation?
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Yeah, that actually makes sense. I think where the confusion stems from is that the government is fronting taxes as a means to "improve" and facilitate a nation's growth. But in reality, the taxes that should rightly be used for the nation goes to the personal pockets of those that are in the government. But of course, they (the people pocketing the money) have no right to it being used for their personal improvement and growth.
The government has no right to take by force any amount for any purpose.
Just to clarify when I said that makes sense I was talking about what Yeshua said to the Roman soldiers not what you said about Yeshua or money or the government
The passage in Luke is John the Baptist speaking with the soldiers, not Jesus...
And, part of my confusion may be because Replys on Steemit may get "out of sequence" and not connected to the right author...
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My apologies for being confusing...
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It was actually Elijah, who was recognized as John the Baptist the greatest man ever born of a woman
And he was quoting Yeshua who many called Jesus
Governments take by force whenever they deem necessary the last thing they do uses soldiers uses soldiers
let's say they could just begin it electronically ..........think about it
Force, up to and including murder, is the state's ultimate resort, and governments do not hesitate to use it.
But yes, of course, they also use electronic means and all other means at their disposal.
That makes sense?