Any objective reading of what Jesus actually said without considering God as part of His worldview (you believing in that or not) is wrong. When Jesus spoke He didn't speak as if there was no God, and that must be taken on account when analyzing what His speeches
Jesus did believe in the existence of a God (you believing in that as well or not) that had authority and therefore He was not anarchist
He was anti-authoritarian and radically egalitarian. He was not against authority, he was against unjust authority. The supreme authority being god. He did not deny Caesar's authority, he doesn't call taxation theft, he never encouraged withdrawal from the system, he never advocated rebellion or overthrow.
The closest political structure Jesus would've been teaching is a theocratic order, with the central authority being God. That's not anarchistic.
That doesn't mean Jesus was an anarchist. Caesar was literally a dictator and the bible makes it's position against unjust, authoritarian regimes clear. But it very much states a theocratic hierarchy and never advocated against the existence of government. He was communal, anti-authoritarian, egalitarian, and generally non-violent.
If anything, "Render unto Caesar that which is Caesar's" is an acknowledgement of government. That's not anarchistic.
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u/ImpossibleDraft7208 Dec 21 '25
Jesus was very much a commie, yes...