Our paragraph topic is: (Tribute to Caesar) Part 8.
They tried all kinds of tricks and traps. When they did not work they retreated to their dungeons, consulted with each other to come up with other tricks. Time and time again they continued to seek ways to bring about his downfall and they failed each time. It was not his time. It was not his way. It was not what was written of him that they would bring about his demise.
He would surrender of his own will. He would lay down his own life because he could. He would become the sacrificial lamb for all. So they came and asked him the question as to who to give tribute. Then Jesus said to them, "Whose are this image and the inscription?"
They wanted to know what he thought, what he would say. Would he say that one should give tribute to Caesar and not to God? Or would he say give tribute to God and not to Caesar? What would he say that would contradict what he taught and believed? What would he say that they could use to trap him? They waited with expectation on his response knowing that either way that he responded he would provide the answer that they wanted to hear.
Teenagers grow up knowing little of the world they live in. They have great expectations of what the world has to offer but little true knowledge of what really awaits them. They live in a closed environment at home with their parents and in schools with their friends and associates where they are protected by their teachers and the school system.
Then comes the time when they go off to college or enter into the world on their own. In this world there is even less protection and they must rely upon what was given them at home and at school as guidance. And this is not enough to steer a good course. It takes a strong environment and a strong family support system to guide one along the path of life. And without that support one can surely go astray.
Christ was tested again and again by those that sought to destroy him. The children of God will be tested again and again in their journey through life. Pray that they have a strong foundation from their home and their school and their church that keeps them on the path to God.
Read the sign of the times! Read the Highlighted New Testament Bible and lift the scales from your eyes that you may see, that you may know, that you may find the truth of who you are in Christ. Read it as though you would read a good book, from cover to cover, and see for yourself. Do not study it in parts reading one passage nd then skipping to another, but read it for understanding. Read it for knowledge. Read it for faith. Read it that your eyes may be opened, that your ears may hear, that your heart may be filled with the light of Christ . The Holy Spirit awaits you. Christ seeks to know you. Open the door and let him in.
They tried all kinds of tricks and traps. When they did not work they retreated to their dungeons, consulted with each other to come up with other tricks. Time and time again they continued to seek ways to bring about his downfall and they failed each time. It was not his time. It was not his way. It was not what was written of him that they would bring about his demise.
He would surrender of his own will. He would lay down his own life because he could. He would become the sacrificial lamb for all. So they came and asked him the question as to who to give tribute. Then Jesus said to them, "Whose are this image and the inscription?"
They wanted to know what he thought, what he would say. Would he say that one should give tribute to Caesar and not to God? Or would he say give tribute to God and not to Caesar? What would he say that would contradict what he taught and believed? What would he say that they could use to trap him? They waited with expectation on his response knowing that either way that he responded he would provide the answer that they wanted to hear.
Teenagers grow up knowing little of the world they live in. They have great expectations of what the world has to offer but little true knowledge of what really awaits them. They live in a closed environment at home with their parents and in schools with their friends and associates where they are protected by their teachers and the school system.
Then comes the time when they go off to college or enter into the world on their own. In this world there is even less protection and they must rely upon what was given them at home and at school as guidance. And this is not enough to steer a good course. It takes a strong environment and a strong family support system to guide one along the path of life. And without that support one can surely go astray.
Christ was tested again and again by those that sought to destroy him. The children of God will be tested again and again in their journey through life. Pray that they have a strong foundation from their home and their school and their church that keeps them on the path to God.
Read the sign of the times! Read the Highlighted New Testament Bible and lift the scales from your eyes that you may see, that you may know, that you may find the truth of who you are in Christ. Read it as though you would read a good book, from cover to cover, and see for yourself. Do not study it in parts reading one passage nd then skipping to another, but read it for understanding. Read it for knowledge. Read it for faith. Read it that your eyes may be opened, that your ears may hear, that your heart may be filled with the light of Christ . The Holy Spirit awaits you. Christ seeks to know you. Open the door and let him in.
