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AS the Watch Tower Society
begins another long, drawn out, battle against the French tax
authorities, we must ask ourselves why the society is, once
again, not following the Bible.
Did not our Lord Jesus Christ instruct people, who
pay taxes, to "pay back therefore, Caesar’s things
to Caesar." Matt 22:21 NWT.
On page 1070 of the Watch Tower
book "Insight on the Scriptures" under
the heading of taxes, the society has this to say: "However,
both Jesus Christ and the apostle Paul showed that it was
proper to pay taxes to "Caesar," or "the
superior authorities."
On page 1045 of the same book,
under the heading "superior authorities" it describes
them as: "...an expression at Romans 13:1 designating
human governmental authorities."
The same section continues: "Since
the governmental authorities render valuable services to
ensure the safety, security, and welfare of their subjects,
they are entitled to taxes and tribute in compensation
for their services."
Once more the Watch Tower Society
proves that it doesn’t follow the same rules that
it preaches.
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