Weekly Word from the Wisdom Walk
I'm convinced we frequently forget the church was birthed in turbulent political times. Jesus had to contend with the Pharisees, the Saducees, the Essenes/Zealots, Romans, the myriad divisions of Judaism, and the melting pot of just people, from all the places the Roman Eagle spread it's wings.
Still, he managed to seperate his kingdom from everyone else's. No matter what party we identify with, there are only two kingdoms. The kingdom of God and the kingdom of the world.
It's a problem when that gets blurred because it opens the door to division in the church.
Jesus made no bones about where the line is drawn. He says we should give to Cesar what is Cesar's and to God, what is God's.
Bible first, party second. Let the church be the church.
I'm convinced we frequently forget the church was birthed in turbulent political times. Jesus had to contend with the Pharisees, the Saducees, the Essenes/Zealots, Romans, the myriad divisions of Judaism, and the melting pot of just people, from all the places the Roman Eagle spread it's wings.
Still, he managed to seperate his kingdom from everyone else's. No matter what party we identify with, there are only two kingdoms. The kingdom of God and the kingdom of the world.
It's a problem when that gets blurred because it opens the door to division in the church.
Jesus made no bones about where the line is drawn. He says we should give to Cesar what is Cesar's and to God, what is God's.
Bible first, party second. Let the church be the church.
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