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NASB | Mark 12:17 And Jesus said to them, "Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's." And they were amazed at Him. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Mark 12:17 Jesus said to them, "Pay to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's." And they were greatly amazed at Him. |
Subject: What are God's "things?" |
Bible Note: Greetings New Creature - thanks for the references. Yes, the things of God are indeed, spiritually discerned and because the man without the Spirit can not know the mind of God, apart from Him, man values the wrong "things." As I considered this verse in the context of the coin and the "likeness" of Ceaser - what is in God's "likeness?" Might our understanding of man being made in the "likeness" or "image" of God, (Gen 1:26) possibly change the way that we see one another - might it also cause us to really "value" human life (as we value the coin)? We are "image-bearers" of God! Abortion? Infanticide? Euthanasia? How often do we consider cost rather than "value" in these choices? Do we value life as God does? Have we considered the REAL cost of a human life? God paid it- once, for all! Might this also change the way that we relate to others? And as for us as believers, let us not forget that we are not our own, we were bought with a price (1 Cor 6:20; 7:23). Indeed, we belong to God. Comments? Blessings, mommapbs |
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