Give To Caesar What Is
Caesars
By de Andréa
October 7, 2013
The Christians of the first century
were rebels with’ a cause. They weren’t the hair-spray-addicted, religious
sponges of pop culture and oppressive governments looking to be ogled by an
Oprah-addled crowd. Oh, no, my friend. The primitive church was out to change
the world.
After Jerusalem fell in AD 70, the
church, birthed during Rome’s heyday, exploded with growth in Asia Minor —
which happened to be the Eastern Roman Empire, ground Zero for Caesar worship.
The power-drunk Caesars of Roman ruled
thought, their laws, and their government were god. They built temples to these
men and minted coins with their mugs stamped on them. The poor dupes of Rome
believed their leaders’ to be Devine and they could do no wrong. They even gave
their human leaders godlike reverence, proclaiming Caesar as Savior and Healer,
King of Kings and Lord of Lords.
Yep, to the serfs of Caesarland, their
heads of state were godlike, and as they were divine everyone was expected to
toe their line. Because of this blind faith in Caesar, the Roman government
found it a piece of cake to tax the plebes to death, snatch their kids and/or
their houses, and create crises that ginned up even more robust control of
Rome’s citizens. I’m talking’ Caesar had them on a short leash because of their faith in the state.
The early church, however, made it
clear amidst this rhetoric that their allegiance was to Christ and not the
edicts of Caesar — especially when Caesar’s dictates conflicted with the Word
of God. Yep, it was the church’s disdain for Caesar’s unrighteous decrees (the
decrees that required their obedience at the expense of their convictions) that
got them killed.
Get it right, folks: It wasn’t the
church’s belief that Jesus is God, or their love of covered dish dinners, or
their Christian rock music that got them the ax; it was their defiance to the
demonic edicts that Caesar attempted to slap them with. Rome didn’t give a hoot
whom or what they believed in just as long as that belief didn’t rock the boat
of the Roman state. And that’s exactly what first-century Christianity did: It
adhered to God’s laws versus Rome’s. The Church believed that Christ was Lord
and therefore, respectfully of course, Caesar could kiss their fish in the sand.
Indeed, following the teachings of Jesus, the initial crowd was cantankerous
when it came to an oppressive state.
I’m sure the church tried to be nice
about their obstinacy toward Rome’s odious laws, but when push came to
legislative shove and it became clear that punk Caesar was requiring them to
walk his way versus God’s, the first-century church defied the state instead of
denying their God.
THE BOTTOM LINE: The Caesar of America is doing the same as the Caesars of Rome. The last
century is the same as the first, absolutely nothing has changed. And neither have the rules.
Christians today must respectfully defy any law that conflicts with the
law of God. No compromises whatsoever. Be aware that this may prove to have the same consequences
as in the first century, Christians may once again be fed to the Lyons.
So be prepared…
If you agree, please share these posts with your friends, family and
co-workers. The only way to defeat the lies and propaganda of an evil government
and its controlled media, is to spread the truth.
Thanks for
listening – de Andréa
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