Pay Taxes?

One of the more striking truths that accompany salvation in Christ is the status we attain as a result; we have become members of the kingdom of God, a kingdom which is not of this world! Think about that for a moment. In Christ we have become citizens of the kingdom of God which means as long as we live on this earth we will enjoy/struggle with a dual citizenship:

• Membership in the City of God.
• Membership in the City of man.

In Matthew 17 Christ takes this dual-citizenship on as Peter is confronted with a tax-gatherer in the middle of Christ’s third year of ministry.