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Nov 7, 2024 · When Jesus was asked whether people were supposed to pay the imperial tax to Caesar, then-king of the land, Jesus showed them the coin used as currency. Noting Caesar’s picture was on the coin, Jesus stated, “So give back to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God what is God’s” (Matthew 22:21).
- Daniel 2
The subject of this chapter is a dream which Nebuchadnezzar...
- Greatest Commandment
How we loved God and loved others will be our victory. Read...
- Daniel 2
- Introduction
- Overview
- The Setting
- To Pay
- Jesus’ View of Paying Taxes
- The Outcome
- Conclusion
Our text, and the question which the enemies of our Lord asked Him is one that is culturally rooted, but the Fourth of July, which we will celebrate tomorrow, helps us to gain some appreciation of the issues involved here. A number of English citizens had become discontent with the British Government and with life in the old country. They set out f...
From Luke 19:45through the end of chapter 21 there is an on-going debate, taking place in the temple. I call this section, “the tempest in the temple.” It began with the Lord’s possession of the temple, His purging of it, and it continues with His practice of teaching there daily. Chapters 22 and 23 deal directly with the arrest, trial, crucifixion...
19 The teachers of the law and the chief priests looked for a way to arrest him immediately, because they knew he had spoken this parable against them. But they were afraid of the people. 20 Keeping a close watch on him, they sent spies, who pretended to be honest. They hoped to catch Jesus in something he said so that they might hand him over to t...
21 So the spies questioned him: “Teacher, we know that you speak and teach what is right, and that you do not show partiality but teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. 22 Is it right for us to pay taxes to Caesar or not?” Our understanding of Jesus’ response in this text must begin with an awareness of what is happening here in our tex...
23 He saw through their duplicity65and said to them, 24 “Show me a denarius. Whose portrait and inscription are on it?” 25 “Caesar’s,” they replied. He said to them, “Then give to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God what is God’s.” First, note from our Lord’s answer that it is given in accordance with the motives and intentions of the one who asked...
26 They were unable to trap him in what he had said there in public. And astonished by his answer, they became silent. Once again, those who have endeavored to trap Jesus in His words have only trapped themselves. The Lord’s answer, as well as the Lord’s absolute and total control of the situation was disarming. Mouths seem to have been gaping. Min...
Why would Jesus, if He were the Messiah, not rid the Jews of Roman rule? Why would He tell His questioners (by inference) that they should continue to pay their taxes to Caesar? Why was the kingdom not quickly established? Why did Jesus Himself submit to Caesar and give up His life to these Gentiles, who put Him to death on the cross of Calvary? Th...
- Every government is put in place by God. Jesus answered [Pilate], “You would have no authority over me at all unless it had been given you from above.”
- God uses even sinful governments to do his will. Therefore thus says the LORD of hosts: Because you have not obeyed my words, behold, I will send for all the tribes of the north, declares the LORD, and for Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, my servant, and I will bring them against this land and its inhabitants, and against all these surrounding nations.
- We ought to pray for those who govern us. First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people, for kings and all who are in high positions, that we may lead a peaceful and quiet life, godly and dignified in every way.
- We should honor and submit to those who govern us. Jesus said to them, “Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.”
Jan 4, 2022 · Finally, when the government asks us to do something that is in direct disobedience to God’s Word, we are to disobey the government in faithful confidence of the Lord’s power to protect us. Whether the Bible uses the terms “master,” “ruler,” “government,” or any other name for an established authority, the instruction is always the same – obey.
Jan 16, 2017 · For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God. Therefore whoever resists the authorities resists what God has appointed, and those who resist will incur judgment. (Rom. 13:1–2). Paul begins this study of the government with an Apostolic command for everyone to submit to governing authorities.
1. When Israel’s form of government changed, it had no impact on the nature of the nation, i.e., either God’s purposes for Israel, or the nature of the theocracy. 2. Since a change in the form of government does not change the nature of the nation, we prove that a nation and its form of government are not the same.
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Feb 11, 2024 · In a world where forms of government vary widely and debates about the best way to govern are endless, a look into the sacred scriptures can offer an enlightening perspective.
