What Jesus Meant When He Said, ‘Repay to Caesar What Belongs to Caesar and to God What Belongs to God’
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On Sunday there are texts that deal with the relationship between faith and the church on the one hand, and secular power on the other. What should the relationship between church and state be like? And how should we as Christians relate to governing authorities?
The Pharisees try to set Jesus up by asking him whether it is lawful to pay tax to Caesar. Jesus responds by showing a coin: "Give Caesar what is Caesar's and God's what is God's." The passage does not exclude Christians from politics or demand 'Christianize' the states, but defend the common good, justice and peace, writes the secular theologian Consuelo Vélez in her commentary to the Gospel of Sunday (Matthew 22:15-21) for the series When brea…
The Pharisees agreed to make Jesus fall into a trap with some of his claims. They sent his disciples with Herod’s supporters to tell him: “Master, we know that you are sincere, that you teach God’s way faithfully and do not let yourself be influenced by anyone, because you do not look at the appearance of the people, tell us what you think, is it lawful or not to pay tribute to Caesar?” Jesus, knowing their wickedness, answered them: “Hypocrites…
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