Render to Caesar: A Political Sermon | Trinity 23

“Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar?” The Pharisees craftily asked Jesus. They knew their government wasn’t being lawful or good itself.  So they think they are tricking Jesus.  But Jesus’ amazingly simple and profound response, after he has them hold up a coin bearing the image of Caesar, is to say,  “Render therefore to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.” Today I want to explore and apply this to our cultural context today living in 2024 under our particular rules and system of government.  What are those things that we owe to Caesar today?