Jesus and TAXES! Here we go again!!!!😨

A lot of Christians in the west have adopted a statist understanding of Scripture.

In many instances they almost view the state, and taxes, as holy ground.

But as I was reading Scripture I was struck with Jesus' choice of Matthew to be His disciple.

Matthew was a tax collector. He was a statist. Jesus called him, "Follow me." Matthew LEFT his tax collecting, and followed Jesus.

Jesus calls Matthew as a tax collector, but Matthew doesn't remain a tax collector. Why? Because taxation is theft, and you shall not steal.

Why did Jesus tell the Pharisees that He came to call SINNERS to repentance when He was eating with Matthew and the tax collectors? What was the SIN of this group of people? Taxation.... theft.... fraud....

The Bible tells us to pay taxes when they are imposed on us, but if Jesus teachings are adhered to in all nations, forced taxation would be thrown into the trash bin of history where it belongs.