Render to Caesar: What Jesus Really Meant About Taxes
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Jesus is confronted with two tricky questions, one about paying taxes to Caesar and one about the resurrection. In this episode of Midweek Move, Dallas and Carlos unpack Mark 12:13-27, exploring Jesus’ wisdom, the motives of His challengers, and what this passage means for us today.
Time Stamps
00:00 – Intro: Death and taxes
00:21 – Setting the stage: Confrontations in Mark 12
01:27 – Pharisees and Herodians team up
03:01 – The trap question: Pay taxes or not?
04:29 – Jesus’ brilliant response
06:01 – What this means for Christians and government today
07:46 – Enter the Sadducees: another trap question
08:56 – Reading motives into Scripture carefully
12:00 – The hypothetical marriage question
13:07 – False dichotomies and modern parallels
16:15 – Jesus’ answer: No marriage in the resurrection
19:02 – Jesus proves resurrection from the Pentateuch
20:26 – Importance of knowing Scripture and staying teachable
23:29 – Final thoughts and challenge
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