Render unto Caesar day

Render unto Caesar day

Today is the day, in case you’ve forgotten, that our income taxes are due. People in New Testament times disliked paying taxes as much as we do, as evidenced in the low esteem placed on tax collectors. Nevertheless, one of the surprisingly few civic obligations specifically commanded in the New Testament is to pay our taxes (Romans 13:5-7).

Why do you think that is? What is the role of taxpaying in the vocation of citizenship? What is the spiritual significance of paying taxes?

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