Jesus On Taxes

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  • Ned Netterville

Germans 13:1-7 Jan 2, 2016

GERMANS 13:1-7 My dear Jewish brothers and sisters, Let every person be subject to Hitler and the governing Nazi authorities; for there is no authority except from God, and the Nazi authorities that exist have been instituted by God. Whoever resists Nazi authority resists what God has appointed, and those who resist will incur judgment. For the Nazi rulers are not a terror to good conduct, but to bad. Do you wish to have no fear of the Nazi authority? Then do what is good, and you will receive the Nazi's approval, for Hitler is God’s servant for your good....

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TEMPEST IN A TEAPOT Jul 11, 2015

I heard a lot of noise and looked over at the stove where a red tea kettle appeared to be fiercely boiling such that I feared it would explode. I ran to shut off the burner, but no burner was lit. I lifted the top off the kettle thinking to release the pressure. Peering inside I was amazed to see a gaggle of very little people screaming and shouting and hurling invectives and anything handy at each other. It wasn’t hard to discern even amidst all that turmoil that the little combatants were arguing and fighting over the matter of...

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MATTHEW 17: A FISHY TALE! May 26, 2015

If I had the time, I could cite literally dozens of recognized Christian scholars who have said Jesus paid taxes, pointing to the Gospel of Matthew, Ch. 17, verses 24-27, and the remarkable events recounted therein as proof. Here is the text of that passage from the King James Version of the Bible. And when they were come to Capernaum, they that received tribute money came to Peter, and said, Doth not your master pay tribute? He saith, Yes. And when he was come into the house, Jesus prevented him, saying, What thinkest thou, Simon? of whom do the kings...

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ROMANS 13: A FLIMSY REED May 5, 2015

Let every person be subject to the governing authorities; for there is no authority except from God, and those authorities that exist have been instituted by God. Therefore whoever resists authority resists what God has appointed, and those who resist will incur judgment. For rulers are not a terror to good conduct, but to bad. Do you wish to have no fear of the authority? Then do what is good, and you will receive its approval; for it is God’s servant for your good. But if you do what is wrong, you should be afraid, for the authority[ does not...

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THE GOSPEL OF JESUS OF NAZARETH Mar 11, 2015

THE GOSPEL OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST ACCORDING TO NED (Subtitle: Jesus onTaxes and Tax Collectors) by Ned Netterville This is a condensation of the Gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke (the so-called synoptic gospels) focusing on what Jesus said or did pertinent to taxes and tax collectors. The author has added some material where understanding requires elaboration that is missing from the Gospels. Ned’s reconstructed material logically follows from the character of Jesus as fully developed in all four Gospels. Why focus on taxes and those who collect them? Because Jesus clearly did. The words “tax(es)” and/or “tax collector(s)”...

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THE GOOD SAMARITAN Feb 27, 2015

Jesus' Parable of the Good Samaritan (Luke 10:25-37) is often pointed to by progressives as justification for government social-welfare programs and spending. Of course Jesus' Good Samaritan (Luke 10:25-37) used his own resources exclusively to succor the poor stranger he found beaten and robbed and left to die along the road from Jerusalem to Jericho. Rather than supporting government programs, the Parable speaks volumes against them and their dishonest and dishonorable methodology. Then he put the man on his own donkey, brought him to an inn and took care of him. The next day he took out two denarii and gave them...

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Jesus On Taxes Feb 18, 2015

Excerpts from a forthcoming ebook by the same title: INTRODUCTION This essay contains three hypotheses. The primary thesis is: Contrary to what most people have been taught by church and government leaders, Jesus did not condone taxation nor endorse the concept of nation-states with human rulers when he said “render unto Caesar therefore the things which are Caesar’s.” If we succeed in persuading readers of that one point, and we are confident all who come with an open mind will be persuaded, our research, writing and prayers will be vindicated. The second hypothesis is this: Jesus taught and lived by principles...

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THE CULT OF KEYNES Jan 7, 2015

President Obama, Treasury Secretary Geithner and Federal Reserve Chairman Bernanke, as well as most politicians and many college professors, adhere to the economic theories of John Maynard Keynes, and champion policies prescribed by those theories. Keynes’ economic theories were published in his magnum opus, the General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money in 1936. Nobel-prize winner, tenured Princeton professor, and New York Times columnist Paul Krugman is Keynes’ best known disciple in America today. Keynesianism, however, is not economics; it’s a religious cult. The mantras of  Keynesian cultists are monetary inflation and government spending. Keynes once wrote that an increase...

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RENDER UNTO CAESAR–AS ON MARCUS BORG’S BLOG Jan 2, 2015

"The question put to Jesus was a trap. Either a yes or no answer would have gotten Jesus in trouble. ‘Yes’ would have discredited him with those who found the imperial domination system reprehensible and unacceptable. ‘No’ would have made him subject to arrest for sedition.”--Marcus Borg (New-Testament Scholar)   Mr. Borg, in this regard you are surely mistaken. The question was indeed a trap, but only because the questioners were confident Jesus would condemn Caesar's tribute tax, which would give them cause to hand him over to Pilate as a tax resister and certain death. This is made explicit...

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