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rcfused ro do so on che basis of my
disbelief in governmcnr - people
who do believe in govcrnment and
claim
ro
represenr ir would rcmove
me from all mr freedoms and securiry
and put me behind bars unril
I
had
paid
my
debe co "sociery"!
The only consolacion
1
would have
would be:: that I could spend che
money
1
didn't spend on raxes for
things
1
might wanr - for che shon
space of time berween che commit–
ring of che crime of noc paying caxes
and che rime of being apprehended
for thar crime.
Solomon's logic is hard ro bear in
chis connecrion. Solomon says, "Be–
cause God does nor punish sinners in–
srantly, people feel ir is safe ro do
wrong. Buc rhough a man sins a hun–
dred rimes and srill lives, 1 know very
well that those who fear God will be
bercer ofl'' (Ecclesiasres
8:11-12,
The
Living Bible).
You see, whecher 1 believe govern–
menr exists or not has nothing ro do
wirh che accual fact. The governmenr ,
in time, proves in a very persuasive
PlAIN TRUTH
July
1972
manncr char ir does indeed exisc! The
samc reasoning applies
co
God. My
poinr is noc
ro
prove God exiscs in
chis arricle. (However, we will send
you a free booklet on che subjecr if
you'd like. Jusr wricc and ask for
Does
God Exist?)
In facr, l'm sort of raking
for granced rhar anyone reading an ar–
riclc like chis has ar leasr a hunch, if
nora convicrion, char God does exisc!
The First Reasoo
I
Tithe
1
TITHE UECAUSE
Goo
EXISTS!
Lec's
face it. lr's che reason upon which all
che orher reasons hang. God lives!
lf che governmenr didn'r exisr, you
know you would
NOT
pay raxes. You
and 1 pay raxes because of rwo basic
reasons based on our belief rhar gov–
ernmenr does exisr:
(1)
If we pay, rhe
governmenr does rhings for us; and
(2)
if we don'c pay, rhe governmenc
does rhings
to
us! Certain benefits ac–
crue ro us by che paying of raxes, and
certain punishmenrs come if we don'r.
In rrurh,
J
believe God exisrs jusr
che same as I belicve government ex–
ists. 1 pay my riches. I pay my raxes. l
am happily ac peace wirh God and
governmenr.
1
follow Jesus' advice,
"Render rhercfore unto Cacsar che
rhings which are Cacsar's; and unto
God che rhings rhar are God's (Mar–
rhew
22:21).
You and
1
can only ·'own" rhings
in a parcial way for a shorr rime, wirh
many resrrictions. Even govcrnmenrs
rise and faU, and rhe governmenral
sramp of ownership on earrh is a pass–
ing thing.
1
rirhe for che same reason
Abraham, the father of che fairhful,
did. He gave his riche ro Melchizedek,
who was che earrhly representacive
and che high priesr of che Most High
God whom Abraham recognized as
che Possessor of Heaven and Earrh. 1
rirhe because God is che rrue and ulti–
mare owner of everyrhing. Read
about it in Genesis
14,
bcginning in
verse
18.
Also read Psalms
24:1 -
"The earrh is che Lord's, and che ful–
ness chereof; che world, and rhey rhar
dwell rherein."
Thar's why God has prior claim on
everyonc's possessions and incomc.
Any rules He wishes ro apply or raxes
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