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Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s
SKU: CV19-N4 | by Barry Baggott
Human governments sometimes seem to be a mixed blessing: they are always necessary, yet the restrictions and duties they impose are sometimes excessive, or even tyrannical. What kind of relationship ought the Christian to have with his government? What are our responsibilities toward the government, and are they absolute? This issue examines various Biblical passages on this theme.
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Excerpt — Rendez à César ce qui est à César, et à Dieu ce qui est à Dieu
Depuis presque un siècle, la Palestine était tombée sous la domination de l’Empire romain, et la plupart des Juifs en étaient très mécontents. Les travaux forcés, les symboles idolâtres étalés dans « la terre sainte », la manière dont les opposants étaient torturés et mis à mort, la perte de liberté et de dignité – tout cela contribuait à la rancœur. Les impôts que les Romains imposaient au peuple juif étaient particulièrement détestés, un rappel continuel de l’humiliation nationale. Chacun devait verser à ce pouvoir étranger 10 % de sa production de céréales, 20 % des vins et des huiles, 1 % de tous ses revenus et un denier (l’équivalent du salaire d’une journée) par personne chaque année. Voilà la mise en scène d’un piège que les ennemis de Jésus lui ont tendu. Ils cherchaient une occasion soit de discréditer Jésus auprès du peuple juif, soit de l’accuser de rébellion auprès des autorités romaines. […]
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