Pledging Allegiance to the Political State?
“Give to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.” — Mark 12:17
In the first century many Christians, men, women, and children met their deaths because they refused to throw a pinch of incense on an altar to Caesar. Considering the life and death consequences, was not their refusal ridiculous? After all, they could have performed the act without having a worshipful attitude toward Caesar, or changing … Read the rest