Rendering Unto Caesar and God · Oct 18, 2026
from Making Friends With The Lord Jesus Hosted by Fr. Edwin
The provided homily offers a religious reflection on the Gospel of St. Matthew, focusing on the Pharisees' attempt to trap Jesus with a question about paying taxes. It highlights the clever, deceitful nature of the religious leaders and Herodians, who hoped to compromise Jesus politically regardless of his answer. The passage explains how Jesus recognized their malice and hypocrisy, asking to see a denarius and pointing out Caesar's image on the coin. Ultimately, I emphasize the famous teaching to render to Caesar what is his while simultaneously offering everything to God. It also touches on the necessity of obeying civil authority and state laws because all authority ultimately originates from the divine.
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