FT WK 6 Luke 3:12-13 QuestionsOrder Description
Tax collectors also came to be baptized. Teacher, they asked, what should we do? Dont collect any more than you are required to, he told them.
Luke 3:12-13 (New International Version)
Resources: BibleBackground InformationWhy must collecting taxes be so complicated? Again we are confronted with the pitfall of any human system. The best system rises and falls on human character. One writer puts it this way: In the end, order in society comes down to either conscience or cops. The more you have of the one, the less you need of the other. Consider how a society, a family, or an individual can increase the depth and breadth of their conscience.
InstructionsRead the Background Information section above, refer to the scripture listed in the Introduction and Alignment section as well as any related passages that you know or can find.Respond to the following:Find at least 3 methods for collecting taxes at local, state and federal levels?What disadvantages and advantages can you locate for the flat tax at the federal level?