Tag: idolatry
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Idolatry [Sermon]
My planned sermon was on Jesus and who he is. The question comes at the beginning of today’s reading: 14King Herod heard of it, for Jesus’ name had become known. Some were saying,“John the baptizer has been raised from the dead; and for this reason these powers are at work in him.” 15But others said,“It…
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Is It Lawful to Pay Taxes? [Sermon]
Jesus is making the argument that if they’re worried about paying tribute to Caesar, they’re already carrying around images of Caesar whenever they go to pay for something in the market.