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Jesus was political. He said, “Render unto Caesar the things that are Caesar’s but to God the things that are God’s.” (Matthew 22:17-21) He was crucified as “King of the Jews.” In this episode, we explore how Jesus was more political than we sometimes recognize.
NOTES:
- The birth of Jesus was political. Both Matthew and Luke set the birth of Jesus in terms of the political rulers of the day.
- Jesus began preaching the kingdom of heaven. The Sermon on the Mount tells us about its character, and his parables describe it. “The kingdom of heaven is like…”
- John 19:10-15 describes his trial before Pontius Pilate which sets his kingship against the Roman Empire.
RECAP/TAKEAWAYS
- Jesus was more political than we expected.
- Jesus relates politics or government in a way that we can imitate.
- Political leaders neither understand nor submit to Jesus’ authority.
- Jesus’ political vision and authority are the grounds of our ultimate hope.
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MUSIC:
Little Lily Swing, Tri-Tachyon, Attribution-Noncommercial 4.0 International, https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Tri-Tachyon/the-kleptotonic-ep/little-lily-swing