20:22-26 What do we learn from what Jesus says here?
20:22-26 What do we learn from what Jesus says here?
We learn from this that Christians are Divinely obligated to their governments as well as to God. Christians must obey all the ordinances of their governments as well as pay their taxes (cp Ro 13:1-7; 1Pe 2:13-17).
It should be noted here that while Christians are instructed to obey their country's laws in these scriptures, that only applies to laws that do not conflict with the supreme law of God (cp Ex 1:15-17; Psa 75:6-7; Dan 3:12-18; 6:6-10; Mt 2:1-5, 7-9, 12, 15-16; Ac 4:13-20; 5:28-29, 40-42; He 11:23).
See also comments on Mt 22:21 and Ro 13:1-2.
20:27-36 See comments on
Mt 22:23-30.