Jesus did't use taxes to feed the poor.
Sure he did. He made a collection of fish and bread and then distributed it to the multitude. You might note that he only collected from those that had it to give. He didn't demand that the poor either come up with something or starve.
First of all, taxes are not voluntary. Giving into a collection is voluntary. Second, Jesus took the gift of one boy, two fish and five loaves of bread and preformed a miracle and fed thousands.
Which fish fry are you talking about? There were two.
You need to stop drinking now. You, with you question are the first to mention a fish fry.
So I made a silly remark about eating fish. You'll live through it.
Dear
BULLDOG on a serious note
there are two significant references to fishing that might apply here:
1. as mentioned previously, the fish and loaves used to feed the multitude
was an act of sharing, charity and grace. It was not forced by law.
God loves a cheerful giver. If we are going to learn to give for lovesake,
charity for its own reward, THEN IT CAN'T BE FORCED OR REQUIRED BY LAW
BECAUSE THEN IT BECOMES JUST ANOTHER REQUIREMENT, NOT A GIFT OF OURSELVES.
2. The concept of giving someone a fish and they are fed for a day.
But teach them to fish for themselves, and they become liberated.
Jesus said he came to make fishers of men.
So this speaks to learning and teaching to be productive
and self-reliant, as well as producing to serve others not just ourselves.
Again it is not forced as a govt requirement or it's not in the spirit
of giving and sharing out of love for neighbor.
The point is learning to do this voluntarily, where we do all things with LOVE.
3. NOTE: The civil and constitutional principles of govt are a separate realm
that serve a different purpose. If you bog down govt by saddling it
with social programs and services that charities and nonprofits can
do, then the bureaucracy obstructs govt from focusing on and managing
security and policing issues that only govt has authority to handle.
So it makes sense to let charities do the work they do best with the
freedom to work individually with each person, where they are not required
to implement the same uniform policy for everyone. And let govt handle
law enforcement, safety and security issues, including criminal justice
that the churches and charities do not have authority to decide or mandate.
That's just common sense!
