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Can I Skip Paying My Taxes?

October 6th, 2010 at 10:58pm by Erik VanDuyn

I wish I had the answer you were looking for, believe me I often thought about not paying my taxes. Think about all the money that the government takes from you and the return that you get for it. Ha what return. Anyway, Jesus taught us a little about taxes and I’ll give you some verses that you just might not want to hear.

(Matthew 22:15-22) The Pharisees tried to trap Jesus hoping He would answer wrongly, as we know Jesus never answered a question incorrectly nor did He sin in His answers. Simply put Jesus said “Give to Ceaser what is Ceaser’s and to God what is God’s.” Here it is: at that time Ceaser’s face was on all the coins which meant it was his. If Ceaser wanted to tax you on his coins he could and Jesus said they had to pay it.

Paul said in (Romans 13:7) “that if you owe taxes, pay taxes.” So if you are looking for the biblical way out of giving to the largest employer in the United States of America then you will be sadly discouraged. The United States of America’s name is listed on our currency and there is a tax on that money.

Therefore we need to pay what they say.