Render Unto Caesar

August 22, 2019December 17, 2020 ~ Mike Lewis

Matthew 22:15-22 is one of those "proof-texts" that opponents of Reformed Libertarianism like to throw at us from time to time. "Taxation is theft, you say? Well what about when Jesus said to Render Unto Caesar? Huh?" This tricky passage can be difficult to answer. What ARE we to make of this passage? Here's one … Continue reading Render Unto Caesar

Public Goods is Fatally Flawed

March 4, 2019 ~ Mike Lewis

The supposed freeloader problem of "public goods" is fatally flawed. The argument goes that government is needed to provide public goods that have free access to everyone because when there's no way to exclude non-payers from using a good nobody will profit off of its production, and so nobody will have the incentive to produce … Continue reading Public Goods is Fatally Flawed

Don’t Let Critical Race Theory Infiltrate the Church – Contra David Platt

April 18, 2018April 19, 2018 ~ Mike Lewis ~ 1 Comment

At last week’s T4G conference, David Platt failed to make a convicting case for the church’s need to repent of racism because his definition of racism is deeply flawed, and his interpretation of empirical data begs the question. David Platt, the president of the International Missions Board, took the main stage for a sermon at … Continue reading Don’t Let Critical Race Theory Infiltrate the Church – Contra David Platt

How is Taxation Theft? Do You Even Romans 13:6-8???

March 3, 2018March 5, 2018 ~ Mike Lewis ~ 2 Comments

The title question is a word for word quote from a post I came across in the Reformed Pub. I've been asked this about a million times. My response to the second question is: Do YOU even? In this post I demonstrate why this text does not in fact defeat the Taxation is Theft mantra. Spoiler alert: it's because of my exegesis of the text of Romans 13!