25"Yes, he does," he replied.
When Peter came into the house, Jesus was the first to speak. "What do you think, Simon?" he asked. "From whom do the kings of the earth collect duty and taxes—from their own sons or from others?"
26"From others," Peter answered.
"Then the sons are exempt," Jesus said to him. 27"But so that we may not offend them, go to the lake and throw out your line. Take the first fish you catch; open its mouth and you will find a four-drachma coin. Take it and give it to them for my tax and yours."
I've notice was verse 25 and 26. We would all assume that Jesus being the son of God would be exempted to follow any laws on earth or heaven but he chose to even though he didn't have to.
I think this passage tells us that we need to do what we have to do in this life like he says in verse 27, but also that God will provide what we need as Jesus told them to catch a fish that has money in its stomach.
2 comments:
we are in agreement michelle... render unto caesar what is caesar's and to respect the authority that God has placed over us... i do believe we should serve as good citizens of earth...
it's interesting how Jesus makes the point that paying taxes is an obligation that comes from the work we do. notice how Jesus instructs peter the fisherman to go fishing, and out of the mouth of the first fish came the money for the taxes. what a neat and tidy little miracle! i hope it's not irreverent to say that i think that Jesus communicated His point with wonderful grace and "style".
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