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God Of The Living

Mark 12:18-27

Key Verse 12:26b

“I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob.”

The authorities, political and especially religious were very unhappy with Jesus, determined to silence him once for all. In the last passage, both the Herodeans (who were the political powers) and the Pharisees (who were the religious powers) came to Jesus with a double edged question, “Should we pay taxes to Caesar or shouldn’t we?” Whatever answer Jesus would have given, yes or no, would have been reason to condemn him one way or another. They thought they had Jesus trapped. But Jesus baffled everyone with this answer: “Give to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God what is God’s”! Jesus uniquely understands the motive of the heart and … Read the rest