1. We did not have a central government for the first ten books of the Bible. It was evil in the eyes of the Lord to elect a king. First Samuel 12:17
2. Christ told us to NOT have a top-down government of benefactors (unstated: who fund welfare by taxation force and fear). Luke 22:25-26. Also see Mark 10:43
3. The Apostle Peter told us to not obey men, Acts 5:29
4. The Apostle Paul told us that he would not be brought under the power of anyone First Corinthians 6:12
5. The Apostle Paul’s definition of Authority in Romans 13 excludes counterfeit authority.
6. Christ told us to never swear oaths, Matthew 5:34. Above all things, don’t swear oaths least you be condemned, James 5:12
7. We are all created equal. One only swears oaths to superiors, Hebrews 6:16.
8. Corban in Mark 7 is the Social Security of their time. It allows you to do ought for your parents (Mark 7:12) nullifying the word of God, verse 13.
9. Welfare is a snare to trap you. Romans 11:9.
10. “But if you bite and devour one another, beware lest you be consumed by one another!” Galatians 5:15
11. Second Corinthians 6:17 (KJV) “Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you”
depart from iniquity (Second Timothy 2:19) and
be not partakers (Revelation 18:4) and
seek citizenship in heaven (Philippians 3:20, Ephesians 2:19, Hebrews 11:16, etc),
agree with adversaries quickly (Matthew 5:25), and
“And be not conformed to this world…” Romans 12:2, and
rather be wronged First Corinthians 6:7, and
judge not, and love your enemy.
With all deceivableness of unrighteousness in those who received not a love of the truth, God himself shall send them strong delusion, that they should be damned. Second Thessalonians 2:11
And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you. Second Peter 2:3
Christ and the Apostles lived under brutal Roman Martial Law. Just like we do today.
Every society that was conquered by Roman violence had a voluntary system of welfare to care for the needy. The Jews had the Korban of the old testament.
The voluntary welfare system of loving your neighbor (system of daily ministration to take care of widows and orphans in Acts 6, and the breaking of bread from house to house of Acts 2:46 and the pure religion of James 1:27) was replace by forced compliance to tax by force, fear and violence- contrary to Christ’s command in Luke 22:25-26
People in the U.S. today do not recognize the difference between love and violence.
The early Christians did not participate in the Roman welfare system, they were hated for this.
Would you like to be free from federal taxation? Then become Christian.
