Finding the place of politics within the Kingdom of God.

09/29/24

15 Then the Pharisees went out and laid plans to trap him in his words. 16 They sent their disciples to him along with the Herodians. “Teacher,” they said, “we know that you are a man of integrity and that you teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. You aren’t swayed by others, because you pay no attention to who they are. 17 Tell us then, what is your opinion?… — Matthew 22:15–17a (NIV)

17 Tell us then, what is your opinion? Is it right to pay the imperial tax to Caesar or not?” — vs 17

18 But Jesus, knowing their evil intent, said, “You hypocrites, why are you trying to trap me? 19 Show me the coin used for paying the tax.” They brought him a denarius… — vs 18-19

20 and he asked them, “Whose image is this? And whose inscription?” 21 “Caesar’s,” they replied. — vs 20-21a

Then he said to them, “So give back to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God what is God’s.” — vs 21b

27 So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them. — Genesis 1:27 (NIV) 

22 When they heard this, they were amazed. So they left him and went away. — Matthew 22:22 (NIV)

9 “This, then, is how you should pray: “ ‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, 10 your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. — Matthew 6:9–10 (NIV)