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> "Render unto Caesar that which is due Caesar", etc. Not all Christians have the same interpretation. I was taught in Catholic school that this meant that eve
by zotz 15y ago
> "Render unto Caesar that which is due Caesar", etc.
Not all Christians have the same interpretation. I was taught in Catholic school that this meant that everything is God's and nothing is Caesar's.
- redthrowaway 15y agoIt appears you are correct. [1] I was always taught that it was Jesus' way of telling his followers to obey the earthly laws (pay yo' taxes) only inasmuch as they do not conflict with the laws of Heaven. [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Render_unto_Caesar...#Modern_interpretations http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Render_unto_Caesar...#Modern_in...
- zotz 15y agoI was taught it in the context of Haggai, a book that would have been known by both Jesus and the Pharisees: 2:8 - "The silver is mine and the gold is mine, saith the Lord. Great answer to a trick question.