Hey, @narrowminded, I was just directed to your special blog here today (and am now, of course, following! ) ;)

I realize that I'm "jumping into the middle" here, and I will go back and read prior posts... With that disclaimer, I'll mention a couple of observations on this chapter:

"However, didn’t Jesus Himself command us to “Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s” (Mark 12:17) when He was questioned about whether we should pay taxes or not?"

Human government, a.k.a. "the state," (IMHO, a.k.a. "the beast" of Revelation) has co-opted the churches into false worship. We should render "the things that are Caesar's?" There are none. "Caesar" steals and robs. All that Caesar has are ill-gotten gains. Jesus, the Creator of all things, is thus rightful owner of all; we therefore owe all to Him.

Some while back, @sethlinson wrote a series that included a pretty good article on the topic:

Render to Caesar that Which is Caesar's (Christian Anarchy - Part 4)

There are other similar articles (here on Steemit and elsewhere) that I pray you'll read and consider. :)

Now, along the lines that you've written about here (i.e., contrasting the wisdom of the world and what scripture says), I wrote an article using humor to draw attention to an error made by the vast majority of "Christian" employers:

Revolutionary Perspective on Tax Withholding

I wrote that some time back, in a humorous vein; I hope you find it interesting and relevant.

Blessings! Steem on!😄😇😄