Wednesday, July 23, 2008

Margo's Bible Verses July 23rd

On this date, July 23rd, Margo was reading in Luke 20:20--26 titled, "Paying Taxes to Caesar" and in Colossians 3:9--14 titled "Principles for Holy Living".

Margo underlined one sentence in the commentary on the passage in Luke. To provide some context I'll quote a couple verses from the bible passage and a couple from the commentary.

Luke 20: 20--26
Keeping a close watch on Him, they [the religious leaders] sent spies, who pretended to be honest. ...the spies questioned Him: "Is it right for us to pay taxes to Caesar or not?"
He saw their duplicity and said to them, "Show me a denarius. Whose portrait and inscription are on it?"
"Caesar's" they replied.
He said to them, "Then give to Caesar what is Caesar's, and to God what is God's."
...astonished by His answer, they became silent.

Commentary:
...Jesus turned His enemies' attempt to trap Him into a powerful lesson: God's followers have legitimate obligations to both God and the government. But what is important is to keep our priorities straight.

Here's what Margo underlined:
When the two authorities conflict, our duty to God always comes before our duty to the government.

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