June 27, 2015
This is a key moment in Peter’s letter, both rhetorically and theologically. Rhetorically, it heads the major body of the letter (1 Peter 2:11-4:11) as the letter moves from identity to exhortation. Theologically, it describes how disciples of Jesus live faithfully in a hostile culture. In terms of identity, though exiles and aliens within Roman […]
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Biblical Texts | Tagged: 1 Peter 2:11-12, Church, Culture, Ethics, State, Witness |
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Posted by John Mark Hicks
May 8, 2012
Yesterday I posted on Mark 12:13-17 where jesus encounters the “Caesar tax” question as part of my regular blogging on my Sunday morning Bible Class. It was not an agenda piece but rather part of working through the text of Mark as I understand it. My views, however, are generally similar to those of David […]
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Biblical Texts, Stone-Campbell | Tagged: Bible-Mark, Caesar, Church, Church and State, Civil Government, David Lipscomb, Gospel of Mark, Mark 12:13-17, State, Taxes |
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Posted by John Mark Hicks
May 7, 2012
I think the question is an important one. To whomever it belongs, it is owed. One must decide their allegiance based on who the owner is. “Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God’s the things that are God’s” (Mark 12:17). The question whether Israel should pay the Caesar tax has been […]
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Biblical Texts, Theology | Tagged: Bible-Gospel of Mark, Caesar, Church and State, Kingdom of God, Mark 12:13-17, State, Taxes, Two Kingdoms |
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Posted by John Mark Hicks