861 Argument

Over the years because I have written about law, history and the Bible in books like The Covenants of the gods people have sent me their ideas for fighting what they see as oppression and control of big government.

The purpose of the book was to deal with the contractual nature of man’s relationship with the God of heaven and the “gods many” of the “world”. It was a beginning and was not intended to supply an answer nor was it meant to establish an authority in your mind and there was no advice intended.

I have been watching people get other people into trouble with one fallacious argument after another for almost half a century trying to avoid paying taxes. People keep believing these arguments or ideas because they want to believe them.

The 861 Argument is no exception. Even Irwin Shift advocates seem to dispute Larkin Rosa's view. Decades ago when Shift was fighting the income tax The Jonathan Swift Society sent me what was called the "Gotcha brief".

I immediately wrote them and told them they would loose and why they were in error. I received a letter back after the trial and was told that my letter prophesied the words of the judge who issued the conviction.

People argue the 16 Amendment was not properly ratified or denounce their 14 Amendment citizenship or that the income tax is only for "Federal Employees" or even that only foreign sources of income can be taxed. The list is endless.

They turn a blind eye to the fact that the 16 Amendment is not needed to convict most taxpayers and anyone using or has used a Federal Employee Identification Number, which includes a Social Security number, is probably still obligated to pay income tax on most sources of income.

They even argue that income does not include an exchange of their natural labor disregarding the idea that either they or their parents can waive such a natural right in exchange for benefits.

Israel was in a corvee system of bondage for hundreds of years because of such a waiver by their parents. While they worked for themselves much of the time a portion of their labor was Employed every year by the Pharaoh's government.

Anyone may become a Surety for the debt of the government they depend upon for Benefits.

• "Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth." 3 John 1:2

Desiring that you prosper as your soul prospers means that if your soul is not prospering then I might not want you to prosper. We know the slothful should be under tribute and God allows governments to be instituted to punish the wicked. Christ did not come to set people free from their tax obligation even to the unrighteous mammon. If you owe the tax you should pay the tax.

It is true that book The Covenants of the gods may help you understand why you owe the tax the purpose was to reveal our own error so that we might repent and begin to seek the Kingdom of God and his righteousness.

Subsequent books like Thy Kingdom Comes and The Free Church Report were written to help people pursue that kingdom and its righteousness according to The Way of Christ, Moses and the prophets.

That Way included a network of people living by faith, hope and charity through the perfect law of liberty by providing a daily ministration by the Communion of the Saints.

Clearly Jesus said to give to Caesar what is Caesar's but he also said to give to God what is God's. The social welfare of the people has always been the province of God through Freewill offerings and charity. When people look to the governments of the world to provide benefits at the expense of their neighbor by their power and authority they may call themselves Benefactors or even Fathers but they will become despots and tyrants.

They will have the power and right to oppress and even devour the people because the people have chosen to bite one another for their personal gain. This covetous approach to welfare for the people, by the people for the goods, labor and even the blood of the people is what makes them subject as human resources and Merchandise.

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