Give to Caesar

Give To Caesar
Matt 22:15-22
By Flynn Ayers

I. Intro

A. The Age of Aquarius.

B. Joe six-pack, Joe plumber, and Joe Christian.

II. Context

A. The greater Solomon is here

-Any more questions?

B. Who are these guys?

-Pharisees

-Sadducees

-Herodians

-Zealots

III. The Trap

A. desperate times require desperate measures

B. Will the real zealot please stand up?

C. Tribute money

• δηναριον denarius was a days wage

-Pontifex Maximus

IV. Give to Caesar

A. the Christian solution to the problem of taxation cannot be rebellion. - Rushdoony

B. Seek the peace of the city Jeremiah 29:4-7, Romans 13:1-7

C. Pay your taxes

V. Give to God

A. Will a man rob God? Malachi 3:8-12

-God hasnt provided so I wont tithe.

B. My God isnt short of cash, mister!

C. His Kingdom comes not by revolution and disobedience, but by regeneration and the obedience of faith to the law of God
-Rushdoony

VI. Conclusion

A. How is God going to change our country?

• B. Trust in the Lord.

For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for wholeness and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope -Jeremiah 29:11