Tag: oppression
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Rest for the Weary [Sermon]
I grew up in the Evangelical Free Church. We were taught about how Jesus would come as a mighty warrior, slaying all the evildoers. Evildoers did not include us, of course. We were forgiven. Well, unless we committed certain sins that were unforgivable. Like being gay. And people said “you will be forgiven if you…
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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.