Evening: Psalm 12, 13, 14; Amos 3:12 - 4:5; Luke 20:19-26
“Give the ‘emperor’ (read, ‘the state’) what is the emperor’s, and give God what is God’s.” Some people (often the wealthiest) pay as little tax as possible, even none at all ... It’s a game - they overlook the connection between what they owe and what it is for, which they also enjoy - education, roads, services, healthcare, infrastructure, etc. Jesus’s challenge goes further; he offers no middle ground, like, ‘keep 90% for yourself.’ What does not belong to others is God’s! All of it! Jesus leaves us to figure out what to do about our attitude to these things.
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