No compromise with Caesar
Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the
things that are God’s. Mark 12:17
The trouble we are having today is that the state wants to rule over
everything. They know the principle of rendering to Caesar. For something to be
Caesar’s, Caesar must create it. When we register a name with Caesar (the
state), Caesar effectively creates our name. Because they created it, they
regulate it and the body attached to the name.
The situation we are in is similar to that of the early Christians. According
to the following study by Herbert Workman, during the first few centuries of
Christianity, Rome also had the attitude of wanting to regulate every area of
life through registration and licensing. Christ’s followers responded by not
registering with Caesar. If we understand the early Christians’ position of
separating from Caesar, we will be better equipped to understand what we must
do.
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