The Great Debate Between Church and State
Dr. Adrian Rogers
Matthew 22
Today I want you to take your bibles and turn to Matthew chapter 22 and we're going to begin reading in verse 15. The title of my message is the Great Debate Between Church and State. Matthew chapter 22 and verse 15. ''Then went the Pharisees and took counsel how they might entangle him in his talk and they sent out unto him their disciples with the Herodians saying, 'Master, we know that thou art true and teachest the way of God in truth, neither carest thou for any man, for thou regardest not the persons of men. Tell us therefore, what thinkest thou: is it lawful to give tribute unto Caesar or not?''' Now, to give tribute means to pay taxes. Is it lawful to pay taxes unto Caesar or not? ''But Jesus perceived their wickedness and said, 'Why tempt ye me the hypocrites? Show me the tribute money.' And they brought unto him a penny. And he saith unto them, 'Whose is this image and superscription?' And they said unto him, 'Caesar.' Then saith he unto them, 'Render therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesars and unto God the things which are God's.'''
It's a constant amazement to me how relevant the scriptures are to our times. Now friend, when you read any passage of scripture, if you really want to get something out of it, ask yourself these three questions: What did it mean then? What does it mean now? What does it mean to me personally?
Now, let me tell you what it meant then. They were trying of course to entrap the Lord Jesus Christ. They were either trying to get the Lord Jesus Christ to deny Caesar and say, ''I'm not going to pay any tax money to Caesar, I'm not, my kingdom is not of this world and I could care less about all of that, just leave me alone, and make him look like an insurrectionist and a seditionist and a person who was a rebel and so forth.'' Or on the other hand they tried to get him to bow down and worship an ungodly ...
Dr. Adrian Rogers
Matthew 22
Today I want you to take your bibles and turn to Matthew chapter 22 and we're going to begin reading in verse 15. The title of my message is the Great Debate Between Church and State. Matthew chapter 22 and verse 15. ''Then went the Pharisees and took counsel how they might entangle him in his talk and they sent out unto him their disciples with the Herodians saying, 'Master, we know that thou art true and teachest the way of God in truth, neither carest thou for any man, for thou regardest not the persons of men. Tell us therefore, what thinkest thou: is it lawful to give tribute unto Caesar or not?''' Now, to give tribute means to pay taxes. Is it lawful to pay taxes unto Caesar or not? ''But Jesus perceived their wickedness and said, 'Why tempt ye me the hypocrites? Show me the tribute money.' And they brought unto him a penny. And he saith unto them, 'Whose is this image and superscription?' And they said unto him, 'Caesar.' Then saith he unto them, 'Render therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesars and unto God the things which are God's.'''
It's a constant amazement to me how relevant the scriptures are to our times. Now friend, when you read any passage of scripture, if you really want to get something out of it, ask yourself these three questions: What did it mean then? What does it mean now? What does it mean to me personally?
Now, let me tell you what it meant then. They were trying of course to entrap the Lord Jesus Christ. They were either trying to get the Lord Jesus Christ to deny Caesar and say, ''I'm not going to pay any tax money to Caesar, I'm not, my kingdom is not of this world and I could care less about all of that, just leave me alone, and make him look like an insurrectionist and a seditionist and a person who was a rebel and so forth.'' Or on the other hand they tried to get him to bow down and worship an ungodly ...
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