Did Yeshua agree with the tax system of his day?
As you will see when examining the scriptures that during Yeshua's time here, he too had to deal with the Tax system of the Roman Empire.
Let's examine the scriptures from a legal context in which Yeshua was referring to and not a spiritual one in which he was not implying......
Mark 12:17 And Jesus answering said unto them, Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's. And they marveled at him.
The scripture ref above is straight forward from a legal or Lawyer perspective, but not from a spiritual point of view. Legally speaking Caesar had every right to tax that which was (his) and Yeshua as a King (Creator) understood the principle being a King himself and owner of property or a benefactor to mankind.....
So lets us define what was Caesar:
Black's Law Dictionary defines a corporation as An (artificial person or legal entity) created by or under the authority of the laws of a state or nation. "an association of shareholders (or even a single shareholder) created under law and regarded as an (artificial person) by courts, "having a legal entity entirely separate and distinct from the individuals who compose it, with the capacity of continuous existence.
Caesar as head of State or the Roman Empire at the time legally was in ownership of all legal or artificial entities or persons. Because human beings, entered into a contract (under voluntary consent, as we do today) with the state to create the entity or artificial person.
So that gave the State the right to Tax the entity or person in which they were co-creator with the human to do so according to Law.
1Co 15:46 Howbeit that was not first which is spiritual, but that which is natural; and afterward that which is spiritual.
Here Paul explains one of the most consistent divine patterns in Scripture The one who can understand God's words is a “spiritual” man (verse 15) However, the spiritual is not first, but the natural; then the spiritual
So if your not able to understand the natural principles how would you comprehend the spiritual ones?
It's simple the State can only Tax what it Creates!
Yeshua knows these principles and law because he created them..... He is the creator of the Universe and Mankind and the first reference of Him taxing mankind was with Cain and Able. But it too is with Vounlatry consent until this day (Tithe & Offering) The Kingdom of God Tax.
Gen_4:2 And she again bare his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.
Gen_4:3 And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the LORD.
Gen_4:5 But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell.
You see Man was created in the Image and Likeness of our Creator, therefore it was his right legally speaking to ask for and Tithe & Offering from our labor to fund the Kingdom of God earthly. (Again it was by voluntary consent!)
So Satan (who can't create anything copied Yeshua through man (The State) with the knowledge of The Divine Law and used the same principles with their rights as creators of legal entities and artificial persons.
Principles Never Change, But Methods Do!
Gal_4:21 Tell me, ye that desire to be under the law, do ye not hear the law?
So as we can see Yeshua knew exactly what he was saying and Why according to Divine Law!
Taxes Are Voluntary /Are They?
In U.S. Law, the W-4 form does NOT identify itself as a "contract" because the IRS wants to DECEIVE you into thinking that your Voluntary consent is NOT required.
Congressman Mr. Xavier Becerra Democrat out of calif. May 17, 2013 of the ways and means committee in congress stated in a hearing before the committee concerning the IRS handling of Tax exempt for non -profits at 9:am to 9:45 am Central time….I quote: our tax system is a voluntary system of paying taxes (he stated it twice)
The IRS acting commissioner: Mr. Miller Responded (agreed)
Do we not understand that these people are lawyers and do not talk in the plain sense of a word definition but in (terms) when it benefit there agenda…..when the plain sense fit then they use it…Legal Def:
VOLUNTEER [L. voluntarius / voluntary, volunteer]
A person who undertakes or agrees to undertake an act or service without compulsion and without consideration. One who enters the military service of his own free will and without being called into service in a draft. One who intrudes into a matter which does not concern him, such as one who goes to the aid of a victim in an accident or crime. One who pays the debt of another when he has no legal obligation to do so and without being asked to do so by the debtor.
Gal_4:21 Tell me, ye that desire to be under the law, do ye not hear the law? People wake up No your LAW!
There are people in jail right now for income tax evasion (in contract with the state) not (Avoiding Taxes, no consensual contract with the state) which is a legal right. The vast majority of those persons, if not ALL of them, have voluntarily (you can't be forced to swear an oath) signed a tax return under penalty of perjury, swearing that they were subject to the income tax and that all or most of their income was taxable according to the IRS code, (federal law Title 26).
Then, they lied about how much income they earned giving the government everything they need to prosecute them successfully. The tax return becomes a signed confession of guilt.
Most Americans have never seen the law that requires them to file a return, and most have never researched the IRS code to determine how much, if any, of their income is taxable under the law as it is actually written. But everyone knows there is such a law, and everyone knows that all of their income is taxable.
What if everyone was wrong? It has happened before. Once upon a time, everyone thought the earth was flat. Today, almost everyone believes they owe federal income taxes.
However, when the actual words, written in the IRS tax code are examined, an ugly truth begins to emerge. And the truth is, that most Americans have been systematically and intentionally defrauded into paying a tax they do not owe.
Did you ever wonder about the "voluntary Compliance" nature of federal income taxes? If the law requires one to pay, why does the IRS call for "voluntary compliance?" If one is charged with violating the law is his or her appearance in court voluntary? Does one serve time in a federal prison voluntarily or is there some sort of mandatory attendance associated with a prison sentence?
The reason for voluntary compliance is simple. The federal government (is barred by the Constitution from taxing the income of most Americans.) To tax each and every endeavor within the states is to regulate ALL activity, and where is the limited nature in that? The federal government (is allowed by the Constitution to regulate international and foreign commerce, so they imposed an income tax applicable to income from international and foreign commerce.)
However, they still would like some of YOUR money, so they wrote the law in a very convoluted and easily misunderstood way (because they knew that the average citizen would not understand legal language written in TERMS.) But, as complex and torturous as it may be, the law must still be printed in English and in black letters on white paper. To determine one's taxable income under the law as it is written, one must find section 861 of the tax code and read what it says.
The best way to start understanding this subject is watch Theft by Deception a fine documentary video produced and available from Larken Rose. or a few Books provided by us below. But don't take anyone's word for it. In order for you to refute the IRS's false claim on your money, you must know the law for yourself. Armed with that knowledge, you can choose whether to or not to voluntarily complying with a law that does not exist.
Hos_4:6 My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children.
To be more correct, please understand to Law and your rights before "Vounluntary complying" with a misapplication of a law that does not exist.
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*KFLCC only present the facts according to biblical and legal law, you should always do your own research when it comes to your personal responsibilities for you and your family.*