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The reconstruction of society and the tax protest movement by Part Two continuedThe Christian? S duty to pay taxes even extends to? De facto? rulers. If Hodge is correct, then the jurisdictional argument is in direct conflict with Scripture at this point. Famous commentator, John Murray, adds his considerable influence on the theological question of who? Powers? refer to: The powers that relate to the fact magistrates.13Christians particular should think twice before rejecting the ideas of these exegetes whose reputation is well known and without a shadow of doubt. If we pay taxes, in fact, the courts, the more we must be careful to pay due taxes to the elected representatives? ? De facto? leaders can be leaders that emerge after a revolution. As we shall see, there has been a revolution in this country. Indeed, the non-payment of fees is directed towards God, which in its opinion (Romans 13:2). It should be noted that the passages in Romans 13:1,2,5 control and the correct interpretation of the beneficiaries of taxes in Romans 13:7. There is a hint anywhere in the writings of Paul, the Roman believers resist taxation.In his commentary on the confession of faith of Westminster, GI Williamson makes the following observations: However, Scripture teaches us that civil govement is from God, and l 'authority by the will of God, with or without the consent of the goveed. This clearly implies that the Christian is considered the de facto govement of any country that may reside in jure.14Does this means that Christians must submit to any command of govement? O no! Williamson explains our duties and exemptions for illegal biblical commands: (1) You must always obey the? Legal controls? of our govement. We are in every case? To be ready for every good work? (Titus 3:1). (2) You must always obey God rather than men, when there is a conflict between the two (Acts 5:29). ? We must obey God rather than men. (3) can actively and passively resist, if necessary, in obedience to God. " When a civilian becomes a terror to good works of evil, we believe that Christians have the right to active defense (of life and property) the abolition of the law (Ps. 82:4, Prov. 24:11,12, etc. ) .. 15 a popular misinterpretation of Romans 13:1-7 says that if the govement is not implementing wrath against evildoers (Romans 13:4), then the Christian has no obligation to pay taxes to a govement. Proponents of this view seems to be which means that unless the level is substantially met Romans 13:4, then the govement the power to revoke their authority and people are free to disobey the laws of their choice. Abortion was cited as evidence that our govement is not implementing wrath against the guilty. In this case, it is true. However, the govement is still largely running anger against the perpetrators. For example, criminals are still being prosecuted for theft, public drunkenness, rape, perjury, and murder to name a few. The system of law in the United States still in many ways reflects the influence of biblical teaching. Roman law does not reflect biblical influence.What about the fees that are unfair to those charges? Some tax protesters have sought to use a moral argument to justify not paying taxes. It is said that some money go for immoral purposes and in good conscience can not pay the fees of this type. Christian is obligated to pay taxes? And 'this kind of argument? Haldane addresses the question: Some people make a distinction between general and special taxes, and refuse to pay taxes for individuals, when these effects are considered to be bad. But nothing can be done is illegal to pay a specific duty or particular, which does not apply to a general, of any party who is deemed to be applied to improper use. Because we are not responsible for the implementation of each part of a general tax? Because we have no control over it, and our approval of it when the payment is not implied. The same excuse us from all liability in respect of beef and to a certain application tax.16If moral argument were valid then the Christians would not be able to pay taxes. Haldane correctly points out that not paying taxes does not solve the problem. There is always a part of taxes that go for immoral purposes. How Christians decide how much of their general tax to withhold? The refusal of some taxes is not the solution. Why? Because the rest are still going to pay unfair taxes. If you paid a dollar per share subsidize something wrong. If this kind of Christian morality were valid argument that they could not pay taxes. Moreover, it is unacceptable for a Christian would be acceptable in another. It would be difficult to escape subjectivism. And also, putting the power of veto in the hands of the person is a form of autonomy. Non-believers who have the same right to determine the laws which they obey and which will be ignored? If so, what are some of the implications for society? Based in human societies are characterized by autonomy or become illegal tyrannies.Rushdoony brutal, in his book "The State and Christianity was the tax under protest movement. Rushdoony says that this book is important for the morale of the arguments advanced by tax protestors for refusing to pay taxes: Third, we Donatism referenceto with the current status of these movements and thetax revolt.17Donatism heresy was a perfectionist. People do not want to participate in a state of sin, so do not pay taxes. This approach is essentially the same monasticism. Monaco become a hermit or was a way to escape the evils of the world. The tax protester? S attempt to escape the sins of the situation has led to some unintended consequences, namely the further empowerment of the Socialists and pagans who remain under control. When those who believe that the govement is the solution is left in power, the results are increasingly the govement, ie, more taxes and more regulations. Tax protesters of today are becoming ineffective and culturally relevant. The abandonment of the resignation of company tax protester cultural land was sinful. Christianity, properly understood, involves the culture at all levels. The escape is not the hallmark of Christianity. The just struggle against the false arguments and not to escape the problem. See II Corinthians 10:4,5. What kind of govement we have today? We do not yet have a constitutional republic? Otherwise, our leaders can be considered as part of a govement to do? M. Stanton Evans tells us the reality of what happened in our country: the reality is clear that the Constitution, as recognized and described in The Federalist, is no longer with us, the forms and titles remain, there are still a subject called states, and there are divisions within the administrative function. However, the limited powers that were supposed to be the palladium of our freedom has been fifty years and more dirt from doctrines.18Evans forgotten? analysis is sad but true. The Constitution, for all practical purposes, is a forgotten document. The Constitution is to serve as "strings? who hold the power of the federal govement. Constitutionally speaking, the current federal govement is a govement de facto. There has been a revolutionary court in the middle. This revolution has occurred in large part with the consent of the goveed. As mentioned earlier, the courts are using a different mindset or world view to interpret the constitution todayIn light, what should a Christian? S attitude toward the govement? We must submit to the laws of the current govement? We read in 1 Peter 2:13,14: Send to everyone by decree of Lord'ssake: if the king, as supreme untogoveors O, as are sent by him ... And 'is significant that at this moment in history, Christians and Jews do not have their own independent nations, with a king. This indicates that this command transcends history and is relevant today. In 1 Peter 3:1, we leaed that the purpose of subjection to be a witness to Christ, that believers can not be won by our lifestyle. The early Christian apologists have been able to say that Christians were more citizens. You may need to obey unjust laws? Cause of the Lord. For Christians, the commands of Scripture, beyond the arguments for not paying taxes. What is our ultimate authority, Scripture, or the arguments and examples of abuse cited by the tax protest? E 'possible to use the wrong arguments and outside sources to interpret the Bible? It is without doubt, and this has always been a problem that Christians have had to be on guard against. The issue is the authority that guides our actions? Many tax protesters and mode? Patriots? Quotes of the interventions of Patrick Henry. Which does not seem to realize that Henry made his speech to the legislature of the State of Virginia. He was elected a representative of the people. For the use of Henry speeches to justify actions that go around, or go by our elected representatives is to misunderstand him completely. Acting independently of our representatives is the path of anarchy. This is what I fear is the rule that goves the actions of many mode? Patriots? and tax protesters. Neglecting to work with and through our elected representatives, is the heart of the problem with the tax protest movement. The war of independence was the culmination of a long process. Until our legislators has called us to take up arms against a power that had repealed authority.The war between states was similar. The great leader of the South led his people in a heroic action constitutionally justified against dangerous abuses of constitutional principles by the North. It is a fact that the North won the war. Because of this, the North established the new direction of the country. The winner in war is always able to enforce the terms of victory. The winner writes the history of the war for generations to come. During the bitter Reconstruction, the North imposed its will on the south, for example, the fourteenth amendment. North? S constitutional victory had serious consequences for our form of govement. North? S victory laid the foundation for the continued growth of the federal govement. The sixteenth amendment to the funding mechanism for the federal govement? S Expansion.Some people in tax protest movements and patriot have discussed the possibility of various forms of civil revolt. Civil disobedience is appropriate only when the State, through its laws, is forbidden for Christians to obey God If Congress passed a law prohibiting the tithe to the church, Christians must obey God rather than men (Acts 5:29), because the tithe is an act of worship. The book in defense of freedom against tyranny was one of the most popular books in America during the War of Independence. This book provides the biblical conditions must exist before the individual can legally resist the civilian govement, by force of arms. The author argues that the civil court, which must lead the resistance against tyranny, the people are able to justify the use of armed force against an illegal govement. The author explains it this way: What to do then the private man, if the king is simply to serve idols? If the judges or magistrates of the place where they live data, making the process to oppose the king, who in God? S name to obey their leaders, and to take all their resources (as in the service of God) to the holy and praiseworthy support of businesses that oppose the law against his wicked intention. 19 THE two examples in the preceding paragraphs relating to the civil war and the war of independence are the cases where this model of resistance against tyranny was followed. This approach is consistent with our alliance obligations. Please do not misunderstand me. I'm not saying that people do not have the right to defend himself against an unjustified attack by agents of tyrannical rule. When life and freedom from dangerous situations, the escape is the best choice whenever possible. The use of lethal force to defend himself and his family can be justified on the basis of circumstances.Today we have a number of representatives who support the current tax system must be completely demolished. Let's seize the opportunities before us. We must act to change the Bible through our representatives. Although I may not agree with our representatives present, that is, by a vote of the people, our representatives. We will use some of our effort to educate members of Congress and state legislators to repeal the changes that may be wrong and retu to the form of freedom. Bible, it can be argued that the judge who protects us from tyranny. This is because it is the court that God has appointed goveor. God providentially appointed rulers, who are in ideal circumstances chosen by us. It 'time to support the freedom loving representatives to repeal unjust laws and cut funding for public schools unconstitutional and eroding freedom agencies.We not forget the example of Paul, and this has implications for us. The apostle Paul, who were paid the taxes oppressive and unjust, and not abandon the system of his time. Paul civilian govement has acknowledged that it is an institution created by God in reality, was so far as to say in Acts 25:10? I stand at the court of Caesar where it should be tried. Pablo Roman govement recognized as legitimate, despite their corruption. How many tax protesters today could this mean? Paul was not capitulating to the tyranny: I was working in the system, an appeal to his Roman citizenship as a tool. Like Paul, consider the example of Azariah, the high priest who opposed King Uzziah: appertaineth is not you, Uzziah, to bu incense to the Lord?. You leave the sanctuary of violation .... II Chron. 26:18. Azaria's example should inspire Christians to speak out against govement corruption. Azaria not escape facing the evil of govement. If Christians must be salt and light in society, then running for public office may be necessary. Kevin Swanson, author of The Second Mayflower is an example of a Christian who tries to be a solution. Kevin has been a Goveor of the State of Colorado and the U. S. Senate. They have taken their campaigns of opportunity for himself and his church, to discuss the principles of God for the govement. Elected representatives are in a unique position to change the oppressive tax laws. The abandonment of the company, makes it very difficult to educate the politicians, or anyone else. Leave the system allows the Socialists and other non-believers to win default.As from Christian reconstructionists know that this is exactly what happened when the church, its people influenced by dispensationalism teaches that Christians do not have any responsibility in the areas of culture. The consequence of this theology is that many Christians withdraw from society. Dispensationalism is a new interpretation of the Bible, which began in the early nineteenth century. The theology of this system gives a roll of the church meet in heaven alone, the saving of souls, waiting for the kidnapping, trying to understand the identity of the anti-Christ, eat and leave, unworldly other activities, if such tax is demonstrators leave the company, this can also be a dispensational secular counterpart of the withdrawal of society.Ideas have. If the ideas are false, the consequences can be disastrous. Divorce with the wrong number of theologies and strategies that you can retu to the track for the excesses and abuses of the govement may be correct. Leave the system will make us culturally irrelevant. Moreover, short-term solutions, ultimately, no. We are in a war of ideas. We need to change people? mind, his vision of the world. It will not be an easy task, but it is possible. This will have the dedication and preparation on our part to battle a long time. If we remain firm, and for our children? Children under the new taste of freedom of forefathers.Christ calls us to disciple the nations in Matt. 28:18-20. It gives us a cultural mandate in Genesis 1:26-28, which takes place through the Great Commission. We can make the task of recovering our freedom with the teaching and preaching the whole council of God. " We must have patience and wisdom to apply. Flash in the pan activism not get anything of lasting value. Flash in the pan activists often end up becoming apathetic beer. It 'been said that we need? Think generationally. We must see that our struggle to regain freedom is a long-term multi-generation battlefield. Our children will see positive changes as a result of our loyalty to the cause of freedom. It is interesting to note that many tax protestors who claim to be Christians, have often been lost by a pessimistic, dispensational eschatology (the end of the story, believing in the final defeat of God? S people). Fallacious belief systems have serious debilitating consequences culturally. Our lives must be built on rock that is Christ. The Gospel of victory in history "(Dan 2:34,35, Matt. 13:31-33). The Christian faith is materialistic or evolutionary origins determines the way we live. In addition, obsessed by the end of time can be a cultural paralysis, which makes a significant contribution to building a Christian society. Origins and eschatology can be positive or negative. Christians should consider carefully before taking the Scripture action.To be continued .... Note two13 part. John Murray, The Epistle to the Romans (Grand Rapids, Michigan: Eerdmans, 1982), p. 150.14. G.I. Williamson, The Confession of Faith Westminster, (Philadelphia, PA: Presbyterian and Reformed Publishing Company, 1964), p. 241.15. Williamson, P. 241, 242.16. Haldane, p. 587.17. Rushdoony, Christianity and the State (Vallecano, CA: Ross House Books, 1986), p. 108.18. M. Stanton Evans, the theme is freedom, (Washington, DC: Regnery Publishing, 1994), p. 267.19. Junius Brutus, a defense of freedom against the tyrants, (Edmonton, Canada: Still Waters Revival Books, 1689 Reprinted from the translation, 1989), p. 46.Mr. KETTLER has ordained Presbyterian Elder and the owner of Undergroundnotes.com where his theological, philosophical and political articles can be read. 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