Matthew 22:15-22 “Then the Pharisees went and plotted how they might entangle Him in His talk. 16 And they sent to Him their disciples with the Herodians, saying, “Teacher, we know that You are true, and teach the way of God in truth; nor do You care about anyone, for You do not regard the person of men. 17 “Tell us, therefore, what do You think? Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?” 18 But Jesus perceived their wickedness, and said, “Why do you test Me, you hypocrites? 19 “Show Me the tax money.” So they brought Him a denarius. 20 And He said to them, “Whose image and inscription is this?” 21 They said to Him, “Caesar’s.” And He said to them, “Render therefore to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.” 22 When they had heard these words, they marveled, and left Him and went their way.”
Hebrews 3:15 “while it is said: “Today, if you will hear His voice, Do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion.”
John 8:32 “And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.”
John 3:19-20 “And this is the condemnation that the light has come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. 20 “For everyone practicing evil hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his deeds should be exposed.”
Proverbs 29:5 “A man who flatters his neighbor Spreads a net for his feet.”
Acts 10:34 ¶ Then Peter opened his mouth and said: “In truth I perceive that God shows no partiality.
Isaiah 40:8 “The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God stands forever.”
Matthew 15:8 (Isaiah 29:13) “These people draw near to Me with their mouth, and honor Me with their lips, but their heart is far from Me.”
Proverbs 29:25 “The fear of man brings a snare, But whoever trusts in the LORD shall be safe.”
Galatians 1:10 “For do I now persuade men, or God? Or do I seek to please men? For if I still pleased men, I would not be a bondservant of Christ.”
Romans 6:16 “Do you not know that to whom you present yourselves slaves to obey, you are that one’s slaves whom you obey, whether of sin leading to death, or of obedience leading to righteousness?”
1 Samuel 16:7 “But the LORD said to Samuel, “Do not look at his appearance or at the height of his stature, because I have refused him. For the LORD does not see as man sees; for man looks at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart.”
Proverbs 27:6 “Faithful are the wounds of a friend, But the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.”
箴言 27:6 愛する者が傷つけるのは誠実による。憎む者は多くの口づけでもてなす。
Genesis 1:27 “So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.”
*Mishnah_Sanhedrin.4.5 “For a man stamps many coins with one seal, and they all resemble one another, but the King of kings, the Holy One blessed be He, stamped every person with the seal of the first (man) Adam, and not one of them resembles his fellow. Therefore every single person is obligated to say, ‘For my sake the world was created.’”
Psalms 139:13-14 “For You formed my inward parts; You covered me in my mother’s womb. 14 I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Marvelous are Your works, And that my soul knows very well.”
Philippians 3:20 “For our citizenship is in heaven, from which we also eagerly wait for the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ,”
Romans 13:1 “Let every soul be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and the authorities that exist are appointed by God.”
1 Peter 2:13-17 Therefore submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord’s sake, whether to the king as supreme, 14 or to governors, as to those who are sent by him for the punishment of evildoers and for the praise of those who do good. 15 For this is the will of God, that by doing good you may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men– 16 as free, yet not using liberty as a cloak for vice, but as bondservants of God. 17 Honor all people. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the king.”
Acts 5:29 “But Peter and the other apostles answered and said: “We ought to obey God rather than men.”
Romans 12:1 “I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service.”
2 Corinthians 5:17 “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.”
Communion: At the Last Supper, Jesus broke bread for his disciples to eat and passed around a cup of wine for them to drink, saying, “Do this in remembrance of me” (Luke 22:19-20).
The bread symbolizes Jesus’ body broken on the cross, and the juice symbolizes his blood shed for the forgiveness of sins. This act is not just a ritual, but a time to remember Jesus’ sacrifice, to be grateful, to reaffirm our love, and to renew our commitment to live for Jesus. It is an invitation for all believers in Jesus to participate and experience the love and grace He gives.