Jesus and That Coin (edited 3)

Jesus wanted a denarius. Why? But, knowing their hypocrisy, he said to them, “Why put me to the test? Bring me a denarius and let me look at it” (Mark 12:15 ESV)

Jesus used a denarius. So what was going on? How did Jesus come to be asking for a coin?

Wine, Skin, and Bread

 Did you ever see a water bag of canvas, or hessian?

The canvas water bag was not a skin but it could hold water, and even cool it. There was some loss, with water moving through the fabric. However, it was durable and effective.

Consider these words of Jesus: No one pours new wine into old wineskins. The wine would swell and burst the old skins.[b] Then the wine would be lost, and the skins would be ruined. New wine must be put into new wineskins. Both the skins and the wine will then be safe (Matthew 9:16-17 CEV).

Voter help - Perhaps ! (edited 3)

PS Things change (eg, boundaries). On the AEC website, CHECK YOUR ENROLMENT.

Elections matter. A lot.

“Well, then,” Jesus said, “give to Caesar what belongs to Caesar, and give to God what belongs to God.” His reply completely amazed them (Mark 12:17 NLT). Do these words of Jesus, spoken in different times and a different place, support civic responsibility on our part? Do we have civic responsibility today? (Jesus' amazing words actually call for greater thought than I will give them at this point.)*

Voter help here - maybe?

An old/new controversy re "marriage equality" (edited)

I saw a recent "The Other Cheek" report on this - now old news!

Here is a lengthy exract:

Opportunity lost - Opportunity taken

Could Jesus really give to different men exactly opposite directions to follow?

Do you see here that men grateful to Jesus had opportunity to do exactly as Jesus said...

Hearing God's Word Unspoken (edited)

Read God's word unwritten

Birth forgotten?

 The forgetting of Jesus’ birth

A dreadful pandemic; a deadly plague. (One of the deadly plagues.) A plague about 1,800 years ago.