Friday 14 July 2017

14. Mt. 22: 15-22

Mt. 22: 15-22: Jesus invites his adversaries to give political life its true place and not to confuse faith and religious fanaticism. ‘What belongs to Ceaser ‘ means ‘the kind of things which fall under his rule’. Thus ‘what belongs to God’ means ‘the obedience of conscience was due only to God’. So he separates religion from politics. From now on, religion should not be manipulated for political purposes, nor should religion confuse its political opponents with the enemies of the kingdom.

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