Paying Taxes
Matthew 22:15-22
Key Verse 22:21b
“Then he said to them, ‘Give to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God what is God’s.”
Jesus said “Many are invited, but few are chosen” (14) to those who were listening— the disciples, the religious leaders and the crowds. It was the last thing he said to conclude his parable on the wedding feast. These words us a lot about God’s invitation to the wedding feast of his Son, which in essence is an invite to salvation. The first thing it tells us is that the gospel of salvation is like a wedding feast. What this means is that our salvation is like a celebration of marriage union with the Savior of our souls, Christ Jesus. It tells us that God’s invitation to salvation goes … Read the rest