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Christianity and Good Citizenship-Matthew 17:24-27
DAILY DISCIPLINE #156 By Colleen Donahue In A.D. 70 the Jewish temple had been destroyed. This costly structure had been supported during the years of its existence by Jewish males over 20 years of age that paid an annual tax of one half shekel. Now, the Roman emperor decreed that the tax must still be…
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Christianity and Good Citizenship DD156- Christianity and Good Citizenship – Matthew 17:24-27 This short study gives us a glimpse of our duty as a citizen and the reason behind our submitting to civil authority. DD178 – Dual Citizenship – Matthew 22: 15-46 In an effort to discredit Jesus, the Jewish leaders asked a series…
Read MoreThe Formation of Christianity in a Jewish World With the First Disciples
DAILY DISCIPLINE #134 By Colleen Donahue Jesus was aware that he had come to men with new ideas. In coming to the Jewish nation he had come to a people that were passionate to keep things as they were. They believed God’s law with his last and final word and therefore a new idea was…
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