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What do we learn from Ruth?

 Principle of Sacrifice

All for the Sake of the Gospel


Matthew 17:24-27

The temple tax is

A religious tax

The temple tax is

A religious tax Based on Exodus 30:13-16

The temple tax is

A religious tax Based on Exodus 30:13-16 Controversial

The temple tax is

A religious tax Based on Exodus 30:13-16 Controversial Collected at the time of Passover

If Jesus says

No He will come off unpatriotic

If Jesus says

No He will come off unpatriotic Yes He will communicate support


for the present system

The Temple Tax

An answer that avoids both errors

The Temple Tax

How do we remove unnecessary offense in a pluralistic culture?

The Temple Tax

Choose your battles wisely

The Temple Tax

Live with a sense of humility

Taking our faith to the streets

I want to run a rescue shop within a yard of hell.


C.T. Studd

Robert Rayburn on Jesus

I am willing to go unrecognized

The Temple Tax

Forego rights for the sake of the Gospel

The Temple Tax

Remove offense without legitimizing error

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