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Whose Image Do We Bear?
Jesus teaches: repay Caesar what belongs to him and God what belongs to God.
In brief
Jesus teaches: repay Caesar what belongs to him and God what belongs to God. Jesus asks followers to give God what belongs to Him by releasing attachments and embracing spiritual freedom. Originally reported by Vaticannews.
Jesus' Coin Question
Jesus asks whose image appears on a denarius coin.
“Caesar's”
The Coin's Meaning
The coin bears Caesar's image but humans bear God's image.
“God creates the human person in his own image”
Monastic Freedom
Monastic life calls for interior freedom from worldly attachments.
“monastic renunciation is not contempt for the world”
Spiritual Transformation
God's grace helps us release attachments and become more like Christ.
“god's grace heals and renews us”
The one thing
Jesus asks followers to give God what belongs to Him by releasing attachments and embracing spiritual freedom.
