{"id":818,"date":"2022-07-08T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-07-08T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reflectivebiblestudy.com\/gospeladventure\/?p=818&2022"},"modified":"2022-07-05T18:00:13","modified_gmt":"2022-07-06T00:00:13","slug":"paying-a-tax-he-did-not-owe-matthew-17-24-27","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reflectivebiblestudy.com\/gospeladventure\/paying-a-tax-he-did-not-owe-matthew-17-24-27\/","title":{"rendered":"Paying A Tax He Did Not Owe: Matthew 17:24-27"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"spoiler spoiler-style-2\"><div class=\"spoiler-title\">Focus Passage: Matthew 17:24-27 (NCV)<\/div><div class=\"spoiler-content\">\r\n<p><sup>24\u00a0<\/sup>When Jesus and his followers came to Capernaum, the men who collected the Temple tax came to Peter. They asked, \u201cDoes your teacher pay the Temple tax?\u201d<\/p> <p><sup>25\u00a0<\/sup>Peter answered, \u201cYes, Jesus pays the tax.\u201d<\/p><p>Peter went into the house, but before he could speak, Jesus said to him, \u201cWhat do you think? The kings of the earth collect different kinds of taxes. But who pays the taxes\u2014the king\u2019s children or others?\u201d<\/p> <p><sup>26\u00a0<\/sup>Peter answered, \u201cOther people pay the taxes.\u201d<\/p><p>Jesus said to Peter, \u201cThen the children of the king don\u2019t have to pay taxes.  <sup>27\u00a0<\/sup>But we don\u2019t want to upset these tax collectors. So go to the lake and fish. After you catch the first fish, open its mouth and you will find a coin. Take that coin and give it to the tax collectors for you and me.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"passage-read-more\">Read <a href=\"http:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Matthew 17:24-27&amp;version=ncv\" title=\"Read the passage on BibleGateway.com\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"hyperlink-underlined\">Matthew 17:24-27<\/a> in context and\/or in other translations on BibleGateway.com!<\/p><\/div><\/div>\r\n<p>Immediately after Peter enters the house following his brief interaction with the temple tax collectors, Jesus is ready with a question for Peter to consider. It is in this question Jesus asks Peter that I see an amazing picture of God.<\/p>\r\n<p>Before Peter could share or explain what just happened and what he had said and done, Jesus asks him, \u201c<strong>What do you think? The kings of the earth collect different kinds of taxes. But who pays the taxes\u2014the king\u2019s children or others?<\/strong>\u201d (v. 25b)<\/p>\r\n<p>In this question, we see an interesting statement about the time period they were living. While the method for collecting taxes was different, the people in the first century were taxed and we are taxed today as well. In order to help Peter understand the spiritual significance of this situation, Jesus had to make the parallel \u201creal-world\u201d example.<\/p>\r\n<p>Peter answered by saying, \u201c<strong>Other people pay the taxes.<\/strong>\u201d (v. 26a)<\/p>\r\n<p>This response is correct, but to further emphasize His point, Jesus restates the response from the other angle present. Jesus then replied to Peter by saying, \u201c<strong>Then the children of the king don\u2019t have to pay taxes.<\/strong>\u201d (v. 26b)<\/p>\r\n<p>While Jesus makes this statement in a earthly, physical context, the implications are amazing when we think of the heavenly, spiritual context of what is being said. When we have accepted Jesus\u2019 death on the cross for our sins, we are adopted into God\u2019s family, and according to Jesus\u2019 words, \u201c<strong>the children of the king don\u2019t have to pay taxes.<\/strong>\u201d (v. 26b)<\/p>\r\n<p>The spiritual angle of Jesus\u2019 words doesn\u2019t translate into not paying any earthly tax, but instead Jesus\u2019 words translate into not having to pay the tax on those who break God\u2019s laws. The tax on those who have committed crimes that break God\u2019s laws is death, but if we are adopted into God\u2019s family, we are now children of the King, and as a result, we are exempt from the tax.<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>But the tax for sin doesn\u2019t go unpaid. Jesus ended up paying the price so that we wouldn\u2019t have to. As God\u2019s Son, Jesus paid the tax that all of God\u2019s children owe, and because of this, we have the opportunity of eternal life and a renewed and restored relationship with God!<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<div id=\"aj-wrap-up--818\" class=\"aj-wrap-up\"><p><em>This thought was inspired by studying the <strong>Walking With Jesus<\/strong> \u201cReflective Bible Study\u201d package. To discover insights like this in your own study time, <a class=\"underline\" href=\"https:\/\/reflectivebiblestudy.com\/\" title=\"Check out Reflective Bible Study!\">click here<\/a> and give Reflective Bible Study a try today!<\/em><\/p><p><em><a class=\"underline\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onClick=\"rbs_aj_inline_subscribe(this, '818');\">Subscribe<\/a> to this blog and never miss an insight.<\/em><\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Immediately after Peter enters the house following his brief interaction with the temple tax collectors, Jesus is ready with a question for Peter to consider. It is in this question Jesus asks Peter that I see an amazing picture of God. 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