tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6738119514736674325.post3254786105231437706..comments2023-10-17T04:03:21.701-07:00Comments on The World Around Us: Render Unto CaesarBrooke Lorrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02611215748404754294noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6738119514736674325.post-66365445542843530162008-02-29T21:29:00.000-08:002008-02-29T21:29:00.000-08:00Jesus, "Render unto Caesar what is Caesar's, but r...Jesus, "Render unto Caesar what is Caesar's, but render unto God what is God's.<BR/><BR/>Inquisitor: "But Jesus, what is God's and what is Caesar's?"<BR/><BR/>Jesus, "What do the Scriptures say?"<BR/><BR/>IQ, "Ah, Psalms 24:1 says, "The earth is the LORD's, and everything in it."<BR/><BR/>Jesus, "You have answered well my child."<BR/><BR/>IQ, "But what then is Caesar's?"<BR/><BR/>Jesus, "The rest is his."<BR/><BR/>IQ, "I don't get it."<BR/><BR/>Jesus, "Neither does Caesar. But don't feel bad, Christian-church scholars have misinterpreted these explicit words of mine for 17 centuries, ever since their church was enthralled by Rome and they began to receive a share in the booty. I told them they could only serve one master, but, nooo, they were loyal, patriotic citizens of the State. Even when their other master turned them into tax slaves they remained loyal subjects, if rather subjugated ones. There's just no accounting for the depth of stupidity among those who try to serve two masters."<BR/><BR/>http:www.jesus-on-taxes.com/Ned Nettervillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15471520128078882241noreply@blogger.com