SHOULD BELIEVERS BE INVOLVED IN POLITICS?Some scholars use a famous quote of Jesus “Give Caesar what is Caesar’s” in the Gospel of as a directive to withdraw from all matters of politics. These scholars say that Jesus separated the political and religious worlds indefinitely, the two ought not meet. They argue that there is a realm where Caesar rules and another where God rules. Clearly, Jesus was not referring to politics, but to worship. In those days, the Caesars were regarded as living Gods. As a citizen of Israel and governed by Rome, they must give what is due to the government like paying taxes, but that is all, no Caesar worship is required for the child of God. Crucially, as a citizen of heaven, our worship belongs only to the One True God. He was instructing them to be observant of the governments laws and be faithful in worship.
