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Start by showing me one scripture with any such command. I'll wait.

Romans 13:7 comes to mind: "Pay your obligations to everyone: taxes to those you owe taxes, tolls to those you owe tolls, respect to those you owe respect, and honor to those you owe honor."

As well as as the "mini Romans 13":

1 Peter 2:13–17 (CSB): "Submit to every human authority because of the Lord, whether to the emperor as the supreme authority 14 or to governors as those sent out by him to punish those who do what is evil and to praise those who do what is good. 15 For it is God’s will that you silence the ignorance of foolish people by doing good. 16 Submit as free people, not using your freedom as a cover-up for evil, but as God’s slaves. 17 Honor everyone. Love the brothers and sisters. Fear God. Honor the emperor."

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Duncan Cary Palmer 1y ago

Thank you, and nice try.😃

Peter issues no command to "pay tax."

Looking closely, neither does Paul in the Romans passage you cite.🤔 What is actually stated is "Pay what you owe."

Do you owe me taxes? No?

What if I make it official by documenting the following law:

"I, nostr:npub1cxp3l03x20mkzezzr4takm8w8zuva7xwvacmcewp97z58hjt8xls3mexlq decree this day that nostr:npub1mt8x8vqvgtnwq97sphgep2fjswrqqtl4j7uyr667lyw7fuwwsjgs5mm7cz owes me a tax of 21k SATs every time he responds to one of my notes."

There, I've established a tax debt, pay up!🤣

Marakesh 𓅦 1y ago

But that doesn't work with the IRS or other State entities, does it?