In His Image Ministries

Tuesday April 11 Holy Tuesday Bible Reading:      Matt. 22: 15 - 33 Topic:          Render to Caesar What Is Caesar's In our reading today, representatives from a number of Jewish leadership groups came to Jesus with questions with the aim of trapping Him. The question in v. 17 brought by the disciples of the Pharisees and the Herodians is short and to the point "is it lawful to pay taxes to the Emperor or not?" Jesus answered their questions proving to them that He is aware of their tricks. He called them hypocrites because they showed something of the outside (flattery) that is quite opposite of what is true internally. As Christians, we are enjoined to obey the laws of the Country we live in so far as they do not go contrary to the Word of God, because all authorities are derived from God. Those who resist authorities under God will bri...