Lyrics i surrender all to you withholding nothing free#
God grants us free will to make choices and act in ways that WE want. We also are not supposed to withhold affection ( 2 Corinthians 6:12) or withhold goods from those to whom it is due ( Proverbs 3:27). Why? Because the body of the wife is not hers- it is her husband’s just as the body of the husband is not his- it is his wife’s. For example, in 1 Corinthians 7:4- 5, wives and husbands are commanded to not withhold their bodies from each other (unless it is by mutual consent and that time is dedicated to prayer or fasting). There are many instances in the Bible in which WITHHOLDING things are condemned and some other instances where it is commanded. Basically, income taxes is a phenomena in which something can be “yours” but it can be WITHHELD from you. It’s always been something you just have to do. People I don’t even know are “withholding” my money?Įven during the time of Jesus, there were tax collectors and people were expected to pay taxes. However, when it is time to get paid, the government actually “withholds” some of the money you earned. In retrospect, if I was to go back in time and try to explain income taxes to my brother in the middle of a clothing store on that cold Christmas Eve afternoon, it would go a little something like this. Never quite understood income taxes myself so how was I supposed to explain the process known as income tax to a 10 year old? Well, ultimately, I did what any other self-respecting person would do-I changed the subject. However, when he began asking about income tax, I was puzzled. Well, at least that’s how I described it. I mean it’s basically how we are able to fund our police departments, fire stations, schools, and public spaces, respectively. Now, his questions about sales tax and property tax, I handled like a pro. But nevertheless, there we were in the middle of a clothing store discussing taxes.
I don’t know what possessed my brother to ask ME of all people about taxes. As I was visiting home over the Christmas holidays last year, my little brother (age 10) asked me about taxes…….