God v. Caesar: Which CIVIL membership will you Choose?
1. Introduction
This article demonstrates how:
- God and Caesar are competitors for the allegiance, obedience and affections of the people.
- How Caesar’s system of civil law is a direct competitor to God’s law.
- How following Caesar’s civil codes results in idolatry.
2. Tabular Comparison
This section will compare the modern Socialist Church to that of Christianity, so you can see all the parallels. We will start with a definition of “religion” from Black’s Law Dictionary, so you can see the criteria for what makes a “religion”:
“Religion. Man’s relation to Divinity, to reverence, worship, obedience, and submission to mandates and precepts of supernatural or superior beings. In its broadest sense includes all forms of belief in the existence of superior beings exercising power over human beings by volition, imposing rules of conduct, with future rewards and punishments. Bond uniting man to God, and a virtue whose purpose is to render God worship due him as source of all being and principle of all government of things. Nikulnikoff v. Archbishop, etc., of Russian Orthodox Greek Catholic Church, 142 Misc. 894, 255 N.Y.S. 653, 663.”
[Black’s Law Dictionary, Sixth Edition, p. 1292]
Now we present a table showing you all the similarities between a Christian church and the State-Sponsored Socialist Church. The sheer number of parallels between the two is astounding. Few people even consider these and are amazed when they see them for the first time:
Table 6: Comparison of God’s Religion v. Government’s Religion
| # | Description | God | Government (socialist church) |
| 1 | Lawgiver | God (see Isaiah 33:22) | Legislature or democratic majority |
| 2 | Members are | Parishioners Civilly Foreign | CIVIL citizens+D Domestic |
| 3 | Entity you are a “within” by virtue of membership | “in the United States” | “in Christ” |
| 4 | Law | Bible | 1. Constitution, CIVIL statutes, CIVIL regulations (in a republic). 2. Whatever judge or ruler says (tyranny or oligarchy) |
| 5 | Purpose of obedience to law | Protection (See Isaiah 54:11-17) | Limited liability/ responsibility |
| 6 | Mission or goal | Proclaim the gospel Hallowed be thy name, thy Kingdom come thy will be done | Total subjugation of the total man to total government Complete surrender of personal individuality |
| 7 | Symbol for the Church | Cross | National flag |
| 8 | Superior being/object of worship (“Sovereign”) | God (deism) | The “state” (humanism) |
| 9 | What makes superior being superior | Creator of universe | Grantor of privileges. Not subject to the same laws or rules as everyone else (hypocrisy, inequality) |
| 10 | Authority of superior being based on | Power to create PHYSICAL things | Power to create VIRTUAL OFFICE/CIVIL STATUS |
| 11 | Superior being protects us from | Sin (Mala in se) | Crime and mala prohibitum Their own crimes (protection racket) |
| 12 | Source of power | Love | Fear, insecurity |
| 13 | Faith in superior being takes the form of | Religious faith | Unsubstantiated “presumption” of authority (see Form #05.017) |
| 14 | Object of belief/faith | Trust in God (see Psalm 118:8-9) | Trust in man/flesh (see Jeremiah 17:5-8) |
| 15 | Bond uniting man to superior being | Love | Government-granted “privileges” (see Great IRS Hoax, Form #11.302, Section 4.3.12) Covetousness Avoidance of personal liability |
| 16 | Property ownership | Families with ONLY PRIVATE ownership | Government with ONLY PUBLIC ownership of everything. All PRIVATE ownership converted to public (socialism) without consent of owner. |
| 17 | Rights | Created by God and absolute | Created by government as franchise privileges |
| 18 | Ultimate owner of all property | God (Ps. 24:1; 50:12; 1 Cor. 10:26, 28, etc.) Christians are just “stewards” | Government (public property) |
| 19 | Scripture | Holy Bible | Codes that are not “positive law” (e.g. the Internal Revenue Code, Social Security Act, Draft laws, etc.) |
| 20 | Obedience to scripture of church promoted through | Studying the Bible Prayer | Dumbing down in public school Propaganda Deception Keeping the truth secret from church members |
| 21 | Lawgiver | God | Man |
| 22 | Founding document(s) | Ten Commandments | Declaration of Independence Constitution |
| 23 | Members of the church believe that founding document(s) are | Divinely inspired | Divinely inspired |
| 24 | Founders of church (founding fathers) | Jesus John the Baptist David Moses Paul Apostles | Franklin Delano Roosevelt (socialist) George Washington Thomas Jefferson |
| 25 | Place of worship | Church building | Court Government buildings |
| 26 | Priests called | Pastors (also believers (1 Peter 2:5)) | Judges |
| 27 | Priests appointed by | Ordination ceremony | Passing the bar Presidential appointment |
| 28 | Clergy of church | Deacons | Licensed attorneys |
| 29 | Role of leaders | Servants of the people | Masters (Lords) |
| 30 | Attire of priests | Black robe | Black robe |
| 31 | School to become priests | Seminary | Law school |
| 32 | Source of virtue | “God” and His worship | Man, “Self” and “Vain Rulers” |
| 33 | Influence spread through | Evangelizing.Missionary work.Good example. | Deceit.Rewarding irresponsibility.Promotion and exploitation of legal ignorance.Fear, uncertainty, insecurity introduced through media and demagoguery.Propaganda.Military and political warfare.Bribing sheep into submission with government benefits derived from stolen/extorted tax money. |
| 34 | Main attraction of church membership | Forgiveness for sin/salvation | Legalization of sin or immorality Limited liability |
| 35 | Pleadings to the superior being (Sovereign) for help take the form of | Prayer | Prayer (Petitions to courts are sometimes called “prayers” and those that go in front of the Supreme Court are still called “prayers”) |
| 36 | Persons who violate Scripture are called | Sinners (God’s laws) | Criminals (man’s/god’s laws) Political dissidents |
| 37 | Method of dealing with evil | Obedience to God’s word Repentance and regeneration Excommunication Exorcism | Court and/or jail |
| 38 | Failure of man to deal with evil in their own life | Eternal separation from God | Separation from Society (neo-god) |
| 39 | Ultimate punishment exists in | Hell | Jail |
| 40 | Disciples called | Apostles (qty 12) Christians | Petit Jury (qty 12) Grand Jury (qty 12) |
| 41 | Title of Priest | Pastor Bishop (All Christians (1 Peter 2:5)) | “Your Honor” |
| 41 | Contributions to church called | Tithes (limited to 10%) Gifts | Taxes or tribute (unlimited) |
| 42 | Contributions to church are | Voluntary | Mandatory and punitive (enforced illegally by the authority of non-positive law) |
| 43 | Contributions to the church are used for | Charity Grace Social Justice | To compete with churches in charity and grace |
| 44 | Joining the church requires | Allegiance to God | Allegiance to the state (collective) ABOVE God |
| 45 | How people join church | Being baptized as a statement that their domicile is in Heaven and NOT Earth (James 4:4) | Choosing a civil domicile within the jurisdiction of the government (see: http://sedm.org/Forms/05-MemLaw/ Domicile.pdf)Swearing a naturalization oath. (see 8 U.S.C. §1448)Signing a tax form under penalty of perjury.Being born within the jurisdiction of the church. |
| 46 | Change in legal status from joining | God gives us a new name (Rev. 2:17, Rev. 14:1, Rev. 22:4) | 1. Members assigned number (SSN, TIN. The BEAST. 666) 2. Become “human resource” Appointed as public officer of government. |
| 47 | Change in wealth from joining church | Redeemed are blessed with all spiritual blessings (Eph. 1:3, 4:7) | Stripped of all wealth and all property. Everything held as public officer managing government property. Taxed into poverty. |
| 48 | Church members called | Saints Sheep Chosen God’s people Congregation Church Godly ones Redeemed Holy Priesthood Royal Priesthood | Taxpayers Citizens Residents Inhabitants Persons |
| 49 | Salvation occurs through | Faith in the Person and work of the Lord Jesus Christ | Denying personal responsibility and surrendering personal sovereignty to the state (passing buck to government) |
| 50 | Management of church called | Board of elders | Citizens Civil servants Bureaucrats Public servants Public officers Corporate boards |
| 51 | Enforcement unit for church | Board of elders | IRS |
| 52 | Members disciplined through | Excommunication | Jail Fines, fees, and penalties |
| 53 | Confession held with | Priest Ministers with integrity | Judge (entering a plea) |
| 54 | Confessions are communicated | Orally to priest or minister | Entering a plea to judge On a tax form |
| 55 | Money paid to priest during confession | Absolves you of liability for sin | Absolves you of tax liability and threat of prison and jail |
| 56 | Those who oppose church doctrine are called | Heretic | Frivolous |
| 57 | View towards those who break laws of the church (“sin”) | Repentance | Tolerance (except those who refuse to subsidize the group, who are “nontaxpayers”, who get intolerance) |
| 58 | Court trials among believers focus on | Law that was violated | Political persecution (franchise court) |
| 59 | Missionaries (“Come to Jesus”) | Volunteers Ministers | Dept. of Justice IRS revenue agents Police |
| 60 | Purpose of sex within church | Procreation | Recreation Fornication |
| 61 | Truth is | Absolute and sovereign | Relative to whoever is in charge (and whatever corrupted politicians will let even more corrupted judges get away with before they get removed from office for misconduct) |
3. Your Choice: Which side do you join?
The side you join is determined by where you LEGALLY dwell or maintain a civil domicile. Notice in the scripture below, God isn’t talking about a PHYSICAL place but a VIRTUAL and intangible place:
The Character of Those Who May Dwell with the Lord
A Psalm of David.Lord, who may abide in Your tabernacle?
Who may dwell in Your holy hill [MOUNTAINS are political kingdoms in the Bible]?He who walks uprightly,
And works righteousness,
And speaks the truth in his heart;
3 He who does not backbite with his tongue,
Nor does evil to his neighbor,
Nor does he take up a reproach against his friend;
4 In whose eyes a vile person is despised,
But he honors those who fear the Lord;
He who swears to his own hurt and does not change;
5 He who does not put out his money at usury,
Nor does he take [or OFFER] a bribe against the innocent.He who does these things shall never be moved.
[Psalm 15, Bible, NKJV]
By “dwell”, God means “be domiciled” in His Kingdom with HIM as your King and CIVIL protector, rather than Caesar and thus to be TRULY foreign in a theological and legal and even CIVIL sense.
Choosing government side means you walk into court as a man-pleaser (friend of the world, James 4:4) who pays bribes like King Saul, rather than as the truly foreign stranger and full time officer of Heaven that God calls you to be.
If you don’t believe that, we question whether you really are a Christ follower. You’re either:
- Domestic to Caesar and foreign to God
- Domestic to God and foreign to Caesar.
You can’t be both. Matt. 6:24, Luke 16:13. Apostle Paul confirmed this when he said:
The New [FOREIGN, NRA50] Man
This I say, therefore, and testify in the Lord, that you should no longer walk as the rest of the [DOMESTIC] Gentiles walk, in the futility of their mind, having their understanding darkened [by “words of art”], being alienated from the life of God [meaning DOMESTIC rather than FOREIGN in relation to Caesar], because of the [LEGAL] ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart; who, being past feeling, have given themselves over to lewdness, to work all uncleanness with greediness.
But you have not so learned Christ, if indeed you have heard Him and have been taught by Him, as the truth is in Jesus: that you put off, concerning your former conduct, the old man which grows corrupt according to the deceitful lusts, and be renewed in the spirit of your mind, and that you put on the new man [FOREIGN in relation to Caesar but DOMESTIC to God] which was created according to God, in true righteousness and holiness.
[Eph. 4:17-24, Bible, NKJV]
Our approach is as follows:
“Now therefore, fear the Lord, serve [ONLY] Him in sincerity and in truth, and put away the gods which your fathers served on the other side of the River and in Egypt. Serve the Lord! And if it seems evil to you to serve the Lord, choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you dwell. But as for me and my house, we will serve [ONLY] the Lord.”
[Joshua 24:14-15, Bible, NKJV]
4. Further reading
- Socialism: The New American Civil Religion, Form #05.016-the table in section 2 of this article is an expansion of section 13.1 of this document.
https://sedm.org/Forms/05-MemLaw/SocialismCivilReligion.pdf - Law and Government Page, Section 11.3: Government Idolatry and Socialism, Family Guardian Fellowship
https://famguardian.org/Subjects/LawAndGovt/LawAndGovt.htm#Government_Idolatry_Socialism