Matthew 22:21b Render therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar’s; and unto God the things that are God’s.

How can you render unto Caesar that which is Caesar’s if you do not know what is Caesar’s? If you were to ask Caesar(s) what was his, he would declare everything is mine, even your loyalty.

What would be God’s declaration? What are the things of God?

John 3:35 The Father loveth the Son, and hath given all things into his hand.

According to the Word, all things at this moment belong to Jesus. But what about loyalty? Caesar demand loyalty, what does Jesus say about loyalty?

Luke 8:25 And he said unto them, Where is your faith? And they being afraid wondered, saying one to another, What manner of man is this! for he commandeth even the winds and water, and they obey him.

If you missed the point Jesus was making here, it was about faith. Where is your faith. Here is what the Word say’s about obedient faith.

Romans 16:25-26 Now to him that is of power to stablish you according to my gospel, and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery, which was kept secret since the world began, But now is made manifest, and by the scriptures of the prophets, according to the commandment of the everlasting God, made known to all nations for the obedience of faith:

Looking to the scripture to find the answer we must go all the way back to Adam whom God gave stewardship over His creation. Not ownership, stewardship. Nowhere in scriptures does God relinquish the commandment of stewardship of man over His creation.

All the commandments of stewardship are contained within the scriptures, including how to be a steward over Caesar(s) because they, like us, like all creation belong to Jesus Christ. This is unique in the rendering because God makes accommodations for living with Caesar(s) whereas Caesar(s) make no accommodations for living with God.

Be a Caesar or be a Steward of God but the only way to render unto both is in stewardship.

Romans 14:1 As for the man who is a weak believer, welcome him [into your fellowship], but not to criticize his opinions or pass judgment on his scruples or perplex him with discussions. (AMPC)

I shifted to the Amplified Classic version of the bible for a clearer understanding of this verse over the KJV. In part I did this because the KJV isn’t for everyone. I use it in my writings so that I do not have to keep close track of bible quotations of copyright limitations. The second reason is consideration of those who have been victims of those of us that find it easy to understand the KJV. It was archaic language at the time of its writing and was use intentionally because it was archaic.

I apologize for my constant use of the KJV but please understand my desire to honor copyright laws. The KJV is free of copyright. Those who have practiced understanding to the depth of going back before the KJV, into the Greek and Hebrew, the Latin and even the Aramaic are consider scholars, men and women of higher learning.

That does not make them higher people. That does not give them, or me, a right to look down on people or to talk down to people. It is not an encouragement to those who do not possess the skills at languages to constantly speak in other languages. Encouragement is one of our callings and we must be considerate of those around us as to our speech, be it encouraging or discouraging.

Isaiah 40:4 Every valley shall be lifted and filled up, and every mountain and hill shall be made low; and the crooked and uneven shall be made straight and level, and the rough places a plain.

That is God leveling the playing field.

We should honor and obey God’s effort to reach all His creation.