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The King is Coming: Jesus in the Temple • Sermon • Submitted • Presented • 46:53
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Introduction
Introduction
Operation Fortitude in WWII. Fooling the German Command by baiting them into countering Patton, while planning to invade the beaches of Normandy.
It was one of the greatest examples of a military intelligence operation in the history of war and it all relied on the Germans believing that Patton was the most dangerous threat.
Context
Context
· Moving into a new phase of the confrontation.
o First, the leaders of Israel expressed their indignation at Jesus’s kingly reception after clearing the temple.
But when the chief priests and the scribes saw the wonderful things that he did, and the children crying out in the temple, “Hosanna to the Son of David!” they were indignant” (Matthew 21:15, ESV)
15 But when the chief priests and the scribes saw the wonderful things that he did, and the children crying out in the temple, “Hosanna to the Son of David!” they were indignant,
o Then, they publicly opposed him and questioned him about the source and nature of His authority.
And when he entered the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came up to him as he was teaching, and said, “By what authority are you doing these things, and who gave you this authority?” (Matthew 21:23, ESV)
23 And when he entered the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came up to him as he was teaching, and said, “By what authority are you doing these things, and who gave you this authority?”
o Through parables, Jesus has demonstrated that, by their own sinful rebellion, they have repudiated their position as the recipients of God’s covenant promises.
§ And the kingdom has been torn from them and given to a people who will honor the Lord and receive His Messiah.
o But, as with many who are mired in unrepentance and sin, they resolve to double down and try to sin their way out of trouble.
And although they were seeking to arrest him, they feared the crowds, because they held him to be a prophet. (Matthew 21:46, ESV)
46 And although they were seeking to arrest him, they feared the crowds, because they held him to be a prophet.
· They retreat from Jesus to scheme ways to expose Him.
· Now, they will approach him with a new strategy to entrap Him in His words.
· Over the next four weeks, we will examine four controversies that arise from this new strategy.
o Three questions from His opposition followed by one from Jesus back to them.
The Trap of Tension: Surrender or Sedition
The Trap of Tension: Surrender or Sedition
Then the Pharisees went and plotted how to entangle him in his words. And they sent their disciples to him, along with the Herodians, saying, “Teacher, we know that you are true and teach the way of God truthfully, and you do not care about anyone’s opinion, for you are not swayed by appearances. Tell us, then, what you think. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?” (Matthew 22:15–17, ESV)
15 Then the Pharisees went and plotted how to entangle him in his words.
16 And they sent their disciples to him, along with the Herodians, saying, “Teacher, we know that you are true and teach the way of God truthfully, and you do not care about anyone’s opinion, for you are not swayed by appearances.
17 Tell us, then, what you think. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?”
· The questioners: Pharisees and Herodians (Strange Bedfellows)
o These two groups go together like TNT and a match.
o The Pharisees are the first-century Jewish equivalent of the fundamentalists.
§ They were purists about observing the religious laws.
§ They were separatists.
· They believed the Romans were pagan foreign oppressors and they wanted them out.
· They also hated Herod because he was of mixed heritage and impure.
o The Herodians were political movers and shakers.
§ Supporters of Herod Antipas to become the king of the province of Judea.
· They hoped that this would cause Rome to withdraw their presence.
§ They looked to maintain their positions of power and privilege by backing Herod’s claim.
o In every way possible, these two were natural enemies, save one. They both hated Jesus.
It’s like the Free French and the Vichy French teaming up. They don’t belong together.
Jesus really does bring the whole world together.
· The scheme: entrapment
“So they watched him and sent spies, who pretended to be sincere, that they might catch him in something he said, so as to deliver him up to the authority and jurisdiction of the governor.” (Luke 20:20, ESV)
20 So they watched him and sent spies, who pretended to be sincere, that they might catch him in something he said, so as to deliver him up to the authority and jurisdiction of the governor.
o They hope to confront Him and prove that He is no better than any other Rabbi.
§ By ensnaring Him in a trap, they believe that they can shake his support with the people and expose him to their more violent machinations.
§ They hope to put Him between a rock and a hard place.
o That they hope to ensnare Him speaks to motive.
§ They aren’t genuinely curious about Jesus’s views.
· The approach: flattery disguising spite
o Their flattery is an attempt to goad Jesus into answering honestly.
o The fact that their flattery is pointing out what makes Jesus such an amazing person highlights how evil these men truly are.
§ They call him sincere, having integrity, fearless, no respecter of persons.
· By fearless, they mean that they recognize that Jesus doesn’t care about anyone’s opinion.
o He does not change His message to please the one hearing Him
· By not being swayed by appearances, they mean that they perceive that he is courageous and uncompromising when facing opposition.
My response is, in what world are these qualities a negative.
o They despise very qualities that commend Him.
§ This is because they are obsessed with personal gain.
o So, they will take advantage of Jesus’s best qualities to bring him to ruin.
§ They know he will answer any question honestly no matter the consequences.
§ So they conspire to ask a question in which no answer could benefit him.
· The question:
o The question is focused on the propriety of paying taxes to Rome.
§ However, it’s not a question of the meaning of Roman law.
§ Nor is it a question of the meaning of the Torah.
· The Torah did not speak on such matters.
§ Rather, it’s a question of Jesus’s personal ethical standards.
· By taking a stand, whatever the stand, they intended to bring him down.
o Jesus had previously held that his disciples were free from paying the temple tax.
When they came to Capernaum, the collectors of the two-drachma tax went up to Peter and said, “Does your teacher not pay the tax?” He said, “Yes.” And when he came into the house, Jesus spoke to him first, saying, “What do you think, Simon? From whom do kings of the earth take toll or tax? From their sons or from others?” And when he said, “From others,” Jesus said to him, “Then the sons are free. However, not to give offense to them, go to the sea and cast a hook and take the first fish that comes up, and when you open its mouth you will find a shekel. Take that and give it to them for me and for yourself.” (Matthew 17:24–27, ESV)
24 When they came to Capernaum, the collectors of the two-drachma tax went up to Peter and said, “Does your teacher not pay the tax?”
25 He said, “Yes.” And when he came into the house, Jesus spoke to him first, saying, “What do you think, Simon? From whom do kings of the earth take toll or tax? From their sons or from others?”
26 And when he said, “From others,” Jesus said to him, “Then the sons are free.
27 However, not to give offense to them, go to the sea and cast a hook and take the first fish that comes up, and when you open its mouth you will find a shekel. Take that and give it to them for me and for yourself.”
§ Perhaps they wondered whether he felt the same way about Roman taxes.
o If Jesus affirmed the paying of taxes to Rome, which was detestable to the Jews, it would undermine his popularity with the people.
o If Jesus opposed the tax, then it could be cast as a seditious statement by a rebel preacher from Galilee. Roman or Herod would take note. Either was fine with them.
o The problem of the Roman tax was not the amount but its nature.
o Paying taxes to Rome was a clear sign of submission to Roman rule.
§ Factions like the Zealots believed that it was nothing less than an act of treasonous idolatry.
· That they were accepting enslavement to pagans.
· This was a sore subject for many Jews as they had been under the thumb of pagan rulers for hundreds of years.
o So, the choices seemingly amounted to alienating his support base, who chafed under Roman subjugation, or committing a public act of sedition.
§ And they wanted a yes or no answer from him.
o The question was worded as a yes or no question to give no opportunity for a nuanced or complete answer.
A Kingly Discernment Displayed: Hypocrisy Revealed
A Kingly Discernment Displayed: Hypocrisy Revealed
But Jesus, aware of their malice, said, “Why put me to the test, you hypocrites? Show me the coin for the tax.” And they brought him a denarius. (Matthew 22:18–19, ESV)
18 But Jesus, aware of their malice, said, “Why put me to the test, you hypocrites?
19 Show me the coin for the tax.” And they brought him a denarius.
· Jesus will not take the bait.
· He will not be forced into giving a reductionistic reply.
· He recognizes their intent.
o They flatter with their words while their hearts plan murder.
o He calls them hypocrites and then immediately proves it.
o He asks for a coin.
· They produce it.
o If they have such a problem with the tax, then why do they carry it on their person?
· Jesus would not play the games of his enemies.
Jesus demonstrates the need for discernment in His disciples. The enemies of the cross will try and put you in a position where you lose either way.
· Jesus didn’t submit to it, and neither will we.
· He prepared us to emulate his kingly bearing.
“Behold, I am sending you out as sheep in the midst of wolves, so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves. Beware of men, for they will deliver you over to courts and flog you in their synagogues, and you will be dragged before governors and kings for my sake, to bear witness before them and the Gentiles. When they deliver you over, do not be anxious how you are to speak or what you are to say, for what you are to say will be given to you in that hour. For it is not you who speak, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you. Brother will deliver brother over to death, and the father his child, and children will rise against parents and have them put to death, and you will be hated by all for my name’s sake. But the one who endures to the end will be saved.” (Matthew 10:16–22, ESV)
16 “Behold, I am sending you out as sheep in the midst of wolves, so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves.
17 Beware of men, for they will deliver you over to courts and flog you in their synagogues,
18 and you will be dragged before governors and kings for my sake, to bear witness before them and the Gentiles.
19 When they deliver you over, do not be anxious how you are to speak or what you are to say, for what you are to say will be given to you in that hour.
20 For it is not you who speak, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you.
21 Brother will deliver brother over to death, and the father his child, and children will rise against parents and have them put to death,
22 and you will be hated by all for my name’s sake. But the one who endures to the end will be saved.
· Their hatred for him is evidence of the Lord’s judgment, not of their superiority.
Church and State: A Different Quality of Devotion (22:20-21)
Church and State: A Different Quality of Devotion (22:20-21)
And Jesus said to them, “Whose likeness and inscription is this?” They said, “Caesar’s.” Then he said to them, “Therefore render to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.” (Matthew 22:20–21, ESV)
20 And Jesus said to them, “Whose likeness and inscription is this?”
21 They said, “Caesar’s.” Then he said to them, “Therefore render to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.”
· The Roman denarius was a day’s wages for most in the Empire.
· It was an official coin minted by the emperor for use in taxes and trade.
· It bore an inscription on both sides.
o The front bore the image of Tiberius Caesar, the current Roman emperor.
§ It also bore the inscription “TI CAESAR DIVI AUG F AUGUSTUS”
· This means, “Caesar Augustus (a title) Tiberius, son of Divine Augustus.”
o The other side bore the image of a female depicted as the Roman goddess of peace, Pax.
§ It also bore the inscription “MAXIM PONTIF”
· This means “Pontifex Maximus,” or high priest.
· This indicated that Tiberius was not only divine, but that he was the high priest of the Roman imperial cult.
· The relationship between religion and state was quite sticky during this time.
o For Israel, the relationship was akin to a theocracy.
§ There was supposed to be no separation.
§ God was the ruler of Israel through His earthly ministers, the priests, prophets, and kings.
§ So, they had trouble rationalizing how they could pay taxes using money that bore such obvious religious symbolism.
o For Rome, it was very much bound up in the Roman sense of civic virtue.
§ Their religion was nearly identical to being Roman.
It’s similar to the American mythology that has been built up in our nation’s history
It venerates great American figures and American values; it goes way beyond patriotism.
The way some Americans behave, you would think that they worship America.
· Jesus’s answer is deceptively simple.
o It’s a coin minted by Caesar for his purposes; it belongs to him. Give it back.
o The Jews had been excused from Roman imperial cult worship.
§ An incentive designed to keep them from rebelling all the time.
o Jesus recognizes that Israel benefits from the order that Rome brings.
§ Utilities such as the Roman aqueducts and roads led to the flourishing of civilization.
· But His answer continues, “Give to God what belongs to God.”
· So, what is the difference between what is Caesar’s and what is God’s?
o What belongs to God?
o What bears His image and inscription? Us.
“Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. And let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over the livestock and over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.” So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.” (Genesis 1:26–27, ESV)
26 Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. And let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over the livestock and over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.”
27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.
· The answer Jesus gives indicates an important reality.
· Who we give our allegiance to is not a zero-sum game.
o We don’t give a percentage to government and another to God.
o Nor is it a matter of giving no allegiance to governments and all of it to God.
o It is a matter of different qualities of allegiance.
o Wherever our taxes may go, we belong to God. We are to be devoted to Him.
· After all, the things that belong to God are more than just mankind.
“The earth is the Lord’s and the fullness thereof, the world and those who dwell therein, for he has founded it upon the seas and established it upon the rivers.” (Psalm 24:1–2, ESV)
1 The earth is the Lord’s and the fullness thereof, the world and those who dwell therein,
2 for he has founded it upon the seas and established it upon the rivers.
· The Jewish people believed that all creation belonged to God, they would sing it in the temple every Sunday.
· Jesus affirmed this view in the Sermon on the Mount.
“. For he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust.” (Matthew 5:45b, ESV)
45 so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven. For he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust.
“Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them.” (Matthew 6:26a, ESV)
26 Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they?
“But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is alive and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith?” (Matthew 6:30, ESV)
30 But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is alive and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith?
· So, while Jesus affirms Caesar’s right to collect taxes in his realm, He rejects Caesar’s claims to divinity.
o A qualitative difference: Caesar is a king, but not God.
· God’s claim on our lives takes precedence over all other claims.
And therefore, Jesus’s kingly authority stands on a different level from those of earthly kings. He is worthy of a higher level of allegiance.
“He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things were created through him and for him. And he is before all things, and in him all things hold together. And he is the head of the body, the church. He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in everything he might be preeminent.” (Colossians 1:15–18, ESV)
15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation.
16 For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things were created through him and for him.
17 And he is before all things, and in him all things hold together.
18 And he is the head of the body, the church. He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in everything he might be preeminent.
· King Jesus, in His answer sets for th a new way of seen the promise of messianic redemption.
o He is not a zealot: Jesus was not going to overthrow the Roman empire by military force.
· Jesus’s reign is not of this world.
o Under His rule, we are free to render taxes to whoever is the governing authority without worry of sacrilege.
· However, King Jesus’s throne sits above all others, and the obligations we have towards Him supersede any other.
o As we will examine in just a moment.
Following Jesus Our King
Following Jesus Our King
When they heard it, they marveled. And they left him and went away. (Matthew 22:22, ESV)
22 When they heard it, they marveled. And they left him and went away.
“And they were not able in the presence of the people to catch him in what he said, but marveling at his answer they became silent.” (Luke 20:26, ESV)
26 And they were not able in the presence of the people to catch him in what he said, but marveling at his answer they became silent.
· The amazing thing here is that they heard his answer and were seemingly convinced by it.
o Yet they refused to acknowledge Jesus as king.
· Their scheme was frustrated, though they would later lie about this encounter in order to offer false evidence against Jesus.
“And they began to accuse him, saying, “We found this man misleading our nation and forbidding us to give tribute to Caesar, and saying that he himself is Christ, a king.”” (Luke 23:2, ESV)
2 And they began to accuse him, saying, “We found this man misleading our nation and forbidding us to give tribute to Caesar, and saying that he himself is Christ, a king.”
· This leads us to the question of how we should look at our duty to the governing authorities of our day.
o How does Jesus teach us that we should live?
· The Old Testament affirms that God is the sovereign ruler over all nations.
“By me kings reign, and rulers decree what is just; by me princes rule, and nobles, all who govern justly.” (Proverbs 8:15–16, ESV)
15 By me kings reign, and rulers decree what is just;
16 by me princes rule, and nobles, all who govern justly.
· Even when God brings Israel under subjugation to evil peoples, the prophets Jeremiah and Daniel recognize this reality.
“It is I who by my great power and my outstretched arm have made the earth, with the men and animals that are on the earth, and I give it to whomever it seems right to me.” (Jeremiah 27:5, ESV)
5 “It is I who by my great power and my outstretched arm have made the earth, with the men and animals that are on the earth, and I give it to whomever it seems right to me.
“And the Lord gave Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand, with some of the vessels of the house of God. And he brought them to the land of Shinar, to the house of his god, and placed the vessels in the treasury of his god.” (Daniel 1:2, ESV)
2 And the Lord gave Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand, with some of the vessels of the house of God. And he brought them to the land of Shinar, to the house of his god, and placed the vessels in the treasury of his god.
· Nebuchadnezzar acknowledges it.
“He changes times and seasons; he removes kings and sets up kings; he gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to those who have understanding;” (Daniel 2:21, ESV)
21 He changes times and seasons; he removes kings and sets up kings; he gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to those who have understanding;
· Jesus affirms this to Pilate before His crucifixion:
“Jesus answered him, “You would have no authority over me at all unless it had been given you from above. Therefore he who delivered me over to you has the greater sin.”” (John 19:11, ESV)
11 Jesus answered him, “You would have no authority over me at all unless it had been given you from above. Therefore he who delivered me over to you has the greater sin.”
· Finally, the apostles learned this lesson from Jesus and were known amongst the historians and recorders of the time as thoroughly excellent citizens.
o Paul teaches Timothy to pray earnestly for God to bless them:
“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.” (1 Timothy 2:1–2, ESV)
1 First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people,
2 for kings and all who are in high positions, that we may lead a peaceful and quiet life, godly and dignified in every way.
· Peter and Paul also head off any thoughts that Christians should be separatists or revolutionaries.
“Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. 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. For rulers are not a terror to good conduct, but to bad. Would you have no fear of the one who is in authority? Then do what is good, and you will receive his approval, for he is God’s servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not bear the sword in vain. For he is the servant of God, an avenger who carries out God’s wrath on the wrongdoer. Therefore one must be in subjection, not only to avoid God’s wrath but also for the sake of conscience. For because of this you also pay taxes, for the authorities are ministers of God, attending to this very thing. Pay to all what is owed to them: taxes to whom taxes are owed, revenue to whom revenue is owed, respect to whom respect is owed, honor to whom honor is owed.” (Romans 13:1–7, ESV)
1 Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God.
2 Therefore whoever resists the authorities resists what God has appointed, and those who resist will incur judgment.
3 For rulers are not a terror to good conduct, but to bad. Would you have no fear of the one who is in authority? Then do what is good, and you will receive his approval,
4 for he is God’s servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not bear the sword in vain. For he is the servant of God, an avenger who carries out God’s wrath on the wrongdoer.
5 Therefore one must be in subjection, not only to avoid God’s wrath but also for the sake of conscience.
6 For because of this you also pay taxes, for the authorities are ministers of God, attending to this very thing.
7 Pay to all what is owed to them: taxes to whom taxes are owed, revenue to whom revenue is owed, respect to whom respect is owed, honor to whom honor is owed.
“Be subject for the Lord’s sake to every human institution, whether it be to the emperor as supreme, or to governors as sent by him to punish those who do evil and to praise those who do good. For this is the will of God, that by doing good you should put to silence the ignorance of foolish people. Live as people who are free, not using your freedom as a cover-up for evil, but living as servants of God. Honor everyone. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the emperor.” (1 Peter 2:13–17, ESV)
13 Be subject for the Lord’s sake to every human institution, whether it be to the emperor as supreme,
14 or to governors as sent by him to punish those who do evil and to praise those who do good.
15 For this is the will of God, that by doing good you should put to silence the ignorance of foolish people.
16 Live as people who are free, not using your freedom as a cover-up for evil, but living as servants of God.
17 Honor everyone. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the emperor.
· The Baptist New Hampshire Confession summarizes how we are to live this out today:
[We believe] That civil government is of divine appointment, for the interests and good order of human society; and that magistrates are to be prayed for, conscientiously honored, and obeyed, except [only] in things opposed to the will of our Lord Jesus Christ, who is the only Lord of the conscience, and the Prince of the kings of the earth.[1]
· Jesus teaches that it is acceptable in the sight of God that we should give respect to governing authorities as God’s appointed servants.
o That we should obey the law of the land.
§ Paying taxes.
§ Showing respect to officials in the execution of their office.
· Whether they are personally respectable or not.
· However, there are limits to it. Jesus is not giving a legal prescription that we do whatever the government says uncritically.
When governments deify themselves and try to ascend to the realm that belongs to God, Christians are called to give first place to the Lord, come what may.
No one may lay claim to our heart but our Creator and Savior.
· For example, when the apostles were commanded that they should stop teaching about Jesus Christ, Peter and John submitted to the government’s right to do as they pleased in the sight of the law but refused to stop proclaiming the gospel.
“But Peter and John answered them, “Whether it is right in the sight of God to listen to you rather than to God, you must judge, for we cannot but speak of what we have seen and heard.”” (Acts 4:19–20, ESV)
19 But Peter and John answered them, “Whether it is right in the sight of God to listen to you rather than to God, you must judge,
20 for we cannot but speak of what we have seen and heard.”
“But Peter and the apostles answered, “We must obey God rather than men.” (Acts 5:29, ESV)
29 But Peter and the apostles answered, “We must obey God rather than men.
o To be clear, they were willing to be put to death, to bear any punishment that the authorities considered just, but they would not sin against God by failing to uphold their commission.
o This is an important lesson. Discernment is required about where this line is.
Conclusion
Conclusion
· Let us conclude by examining what it means for Jesus to be our King.
· It means He is king over every sphere of our lives, whether in our families, or in the church, or how we engage in public life.
· Jesus is the king of our thoughts.
o The world is a very negative place, and it is tempting to succumb to that negative way of thinking.
o There is great turmoil in the world today, but we are Christians.
o Christians don’t get dragged into the lesser problems of the world but remain focused on the truth.
o What Jesus says should shape how we see everything else.
· Jesus is the King of our hearts.
o Our feelings must be submitted to Jesus.
o This is a comfort to the suffering because He is close to us in our hurting.
“Cast your burden on the Lord, and he will sustain you; he will never permit the righteous to be moved.” (Psalm 55:22, ESV)
22 Cast your burden on the Lord, and he will sustain you; he will never permit the righteous to be moved.
· Finally, Jesus is the King of our actions.
o This affects how we spend our days.
o We are His ambassadors.
“Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, God making his appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God.” (2 Corinthians 5:20, ESV)
20 Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, God making his appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God.
o We must be devoted to the work He has called us to.
o It’s tempting to become entangled in political and civil concerns.
§ But we must keep these things in their proper place.
Render to Caesar what is Caesar’s but render to God what belongs to God.œ
[1]W. J. McGlothlin, Baptist Confessions of Faith (Philadelphia; Boston; Chicago; St. Louis; Toronto: American Baptist Publication Society, 1911), 306.
