Evening: Psalm 119:121-144; Matthew 17:22-27
Most people accept that taxation ensures a healthy and just society … except perhaps those mentioned in the so-called ‘Paradise Papers’! The Jewish people of Jesus’ day objected, however, to paying taxes for the maintenance of the temple of Jupiter in Rome. Jesus agreed with them, thereby implying that established religion (as Constantine later made Christianity) is not part of the good society. Jesus espouses freedom of religion, and any attempt to impose belief (or unbelief) on others is to be opposed.
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