whole of life, however, to "render unto Caesar the things
that are Caesar's;" one must also render "unto God the things that are
God's." The latter higher allegiance includes the former. The enemies of
Jesus suggested a conflict of duties; he showed that there was perfect
harmony. He intimated, however, that there was danger of forgetting God,
and our obligations to him of trust, service, worship, love. The true
basis for citizenship is devotion to God, and no political theory or party
allegiance can be taken as a substitute for loyalty to him. The enemies of
Jesus were answered and rebuked, and his followers were given guidance for
all the coming years.

E. The Question As To The Resurrection. Ch. 20:27-40

27 And there came to him certain of the Sadducees, they that say
that there is no resurrection; 28 and they asked him saying,
Teacher, Moses wrote unto us, that if a man's brother die, having
a wife, and he be childless, his brother should take the wife, and
raise up seed unto his brother. 29 There were therefore seven
brethren: and the first took a wife, and died childless; 30 and
the second; 31 and the third took her; and likewise the seven also
left no children, and died. 32 Afterward the woman also died. 33
In the resurrection therefore whose wife of them shall she be? for
the seven had her to wife. 34 And Jesus said unto them, The sons
of this world marry, and are given in marriage: 35 but they that
are accounted worthy to attain to that world, and the resurrection
from the dead, neither marry, nor are given in marriage: 36 for
neither can they die any more: for they are equal unto the angels;
and are sons of God, being sons of the resurrection. 37 But that
the dead are raised, even Moses showed, _in the place concerning_
the Bush, when he calleth the Lord the God of Abraham, and the God
of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. 38 Now he is not the God of the
dead, but of the living: for all live unto him. 39 And certain of
the scribes answering said, Teacher, thou hast well said. 40 For
they durst not any more ask him any question.

Jesus had foiled the scribes and the chief priests in their plan to entrap
him in his public teaching. He was now attacked by the Sadducees who were
the priestly and most powerful party among the Jews. They denied the
immortality of the soul and believed neither in angels nor in spirits;
they re