God Rock Ministry

In this text, we explore why Jesus didn't want to unnecessarily offend the people at the temple. Jesus explains to Peter that as the Son of God, he would not have been obligated to pay the temple tax - even Kings don't tax their children, but other people. Jesus didn't want to use his freedom as the Son of God as an excuse to unnecessarily offend people, so he paid the temple tax. We learn that sometimes, it is necessary to do something that is unnecessary for the sake of a greater purpose. In this case, it's to prevent people from being distracted from being able to see the real reason why Jesus came to Earth.