Editorial January 2, 1960 Issue

"THE THINGS WHICH ARE CÆSAR'S"

John J. Selover

Humanity in general is taxconscious. The rising cost of government, with the consequent impact on the pocketbook, causes dismay to many a household. In view of this distress it seems appropriate to take a look at the problem of taxation in the light of the teachings of Christian Science.

In his letter to the Romans, the Apostle Paul urged willing obedience to law. He said (13:7), "Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due; custom to whom custom." And he added, "Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law." There should, then, be no fear or rebellion in one's thought in the preparation of tax returns or in the payment of the sums due. Love alone should govern one's thoughts and acts.

The only obligation, or debt, we really owe is to God. And our debt to Him is paid in loving and obeying Him implicitly and in loving our neighbor as ourselves. Why should we not love God? Is He not Life, the only Life? Were it not that God is Life and therefore the source of all true being, we should have no existence. God is Spirit, the only substance. We are in reality His perfect, spiritual image and likeness, reflecting His wholeness, His substance.

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