Render unto GOD.
I only worship the King of kings.
As far as rendering.....lets melt some fat.
Great post, and accurate. The founding fathers did in deed establish that the sovereign citizen himself is “Caesar” in the context of the American nation, and therefore our representative government is supposed to render unto US what belongs to US.
The federal government, especially since FDR, has been usurping the position of Caesar. It’s time we go into overdrive, teaching this to our families, friends, and neighbors.
And most American pastors need to get into gear on this, too, as they have been messing up the teaching of Romans chapter 13 for far too long.
Evil is supposed to be punished.
Good (e.g. raising our families for God instead of the state; self-sufficiency subject only to the laws of God; etc.) is supposed to be REWARDED.
The Scriptures, not Congress was the standard for “good” when our nation was founded. It still is in my family.
You can also read Render Unto Caesar by Archbishop Chaput. He puts to lie this line of thinking much more eloquently than I could.
1st amendment ping
It was LBJ who devised the regulations attempting to silence churches on politics, yes? He had comtempt for the churches in Texas who opposed him, the wretched one, and he remembered them when he got to the White House.
I’d rather have wanted the Romans the hell out of my country.