The Threshing Floor Radio Show-April 15, 2010-Randy Maugans
"‘Give to Cæsar what is his, that is, the money, and give your life to God,’ and with these latter words He not only does not encourage any obedience to power, but, on the contrary, points out that in everything which belongs to God it is not right to obey Cæsar.”-Leo Tolstoy
It seems taxes have spiritual implications that many have not considered for a long time. The Jews of Jesus' day were, like Americans, double-minded about the power of Rome's heavy-handed 'tributes.' Jesus was very clear about the tax system, and He did not appear to support the alliances of church and state in His time...or the exploitation of the people in the sevice of empire building.
