"Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to the Lord the things that are the Lord's."
- Mark 12:17
Jesus Christ was clear: we are to maintain a clear separation of that which belongs to the Lord and that which belongs to Caesar; which means a clear separation of church and state.
Know that Jesus Christ would be unlikely to ever endorse a Caesar-like political candidate or allow someone like Judas that uses his power for selfish gains or to crown himself king.
Why is it important to keep separate things that are Caesar's from the Lord's?
“The word "holy" has many meanings in the Bible, including:
Set apart:
The Hebrew word for "holy" literally means "separate" or "set apart".
In the Bible, holiness is often equated with the Lord, who is set apart from everything that is not the Lord.
Pure:
The Lord is holy because he is unstained by sin and evil, and perfect in every way.
Sacred:
To be holy means to be consecrated or set apart for a sacred use.
Just and good:
To be holy means to be perfectly just and good.”*
When we conflate and convolute what is holy with the unholy, what is holy is no longer holy, but becomes sinful in corruption and rot.
Liars and sinners would have you accept the lies, the fraud, the sins, and the corruption, but condoning and being complicit to sin and sins for true believers is not allowed.
“The Lord hates all sin, evilness, and wickedness (Psalm 5:5, 11:5).
Christians are not to condone sin as condoning sin means the Christian accepts the sin or possibly even celebrates the sin.
Sin is nothing to be encouraged or celebrated.”**
“There are six things that the Lord hates,
seven that are an abomination to him:
haughty eyes, a lying tongue,
and hands that shed innocent blood,
a heart that devises wicked plans,
feet that make haste to run to evil,
a false witness who breathes out lies,
and one who sows discord among brothers.”
- Proverbs 6:16-19
1 John 3 says that no one who lives in the Lord keeps on sinning and that no one who continues to sin has either seen or known the Lord.
Anyone who tells or preaches the acceptance of false idols, especially that of Caesar and sins is unholy.
Therefore, if we are to receive salvation, we must make haste to turn away from those that run with the unholy, the liars, the tricksters, the sinners, Judases and the corrupted, because all of them are unholy and are thus damned.
Unless we want to become damned ourselves with damning consequences, we must take corrective action away from unholy sinners and corruption and return to what is holy, honorable, decent and wise.
*Definition of Holy
from AI Google search.
**Cannot accept sin from AI Google search.
