Jesus in the Political

We continue our series about Jesus in Jerusalem called "Tested." Have you ever felt uncomfortable because of a difficult political conversation you became involved in? Welcome to the life of Jesus. In this Sunday's scene in Mark 12, Jesus gets dragged into a hot political debate of his day. It is an attempt to trip him up and get him to say something he might regret. Some things haven't changed all that much in 2000 years. But Jesus surprises everyone when he doesn't get tricked. God's kingdom is much greater than the Roman empire and it's authority over Israel. Their view of the political landscape was too small and too narrow. Even the pagan rule of Caesar didn't threaten the Lord Jesus. As we consider how Jesus answered his opponents, perhaps we can gain a different perspective on our modern-day political landscape. Come and see.