He does not need our votes either. And so our souls should never be given to any human institution. If the government, your job, your loyalty to a politician or any human relationships demand your soul, say NO.
Your soul belongs to God alone. In the end, our earthly citizenship will end, while our heavenly citizenship will last forever. Even if they crucify you for that answer, as did our Lord, you will never regret that choice. Jesus was a man of controversy. He argued with public authorities. He publicly badmouthed a king. He picked up a whip to expel greedy bankers from His Temple.
He was concerned not merely with the souls of people but their bodies as well. He performed miracles to feed them when hungry and cure them when sick. Marjorie Palacat, AR Br. Reymar Macadagdag prenov. Not e : The customary celebra t ion of the mass on this day at Himlayang Pilipino by the Recoletos Family members in Luzon is canceled.
Lolita Esteves, AR Sis. LAMP I,5c. Zenaida Cabanes, AR Sr. Fray Rey Jay Quevedo simply prof. Leoncia Bandal, AR Sr. Rona Alaza, AR Sr. Liezl Palabrica, AR Sis. Paz Benitez, SAR. Carmelita Zaldariaga, SAR. Since the Roman emperor also viewed himself as a god, some Jews objected to paying taxes with Roman money, calling it idolatry. By acknowledging the image of Caesar but not condemning it, Jesus confirms that this perspective was flawed. The image was not a demand for worship, just a demonstration of ownership.
As Jesus often did, He turned the discussion from the initial question to the more deep-seated issues behind it. Like the image of Caesar, the image of God suggests ownership of us. Pro Tip: We belong to God, not the government. Any government that denies this is wrong and should not replace God. Should we then abandon the tithe? Should we allow our families to starve? Scripture is clear that only Divine authority is absolute. God, through Scripture, gives men and institutions certain authority, but this authority is always limited.
Wives are to submit to their husbands Ephesians chapter 5 , children are to submit to their parents Ephesians chapter 6 , and believers are to submit to elders, but the authority of husbands, parents, and elders is limited—and so is government authority.
Throughout Scripture, we find the establishment and limits of family authority, of church authority, and of civil authority. A complete discussion of the proper authority of Caesar or any civil government is beyond the scope of this article, but here it is sufficient to say that there are and there must be limits on all human authority. We need to look elsewhere in Scripture for principles on this matter.
Our conclusions here are two: first, that Jesus seems to communicate that some level of taxation is right and acceptable; and second, that there are some limitations on the application and amount of this taxation. It does not say to give Caesar everything he asks.
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