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Caesar's Things to Caesarcurate knowledge is being renewedaccording to the image ofthe one who created it ."Also : Gal . 6 :8-10 .Their Heavenly Hopes1 Pet. 1 :3 "Blessed be the Godand Father of our Lord JesusChrist, for according to his greatmercy he gave us a new birthto a living hope through the resurrectionof Jesus Christ fromthe dead."2 Pet . 1 :4 "He has freely givenus the precious and very grandpromises, that through these youmay become sharers in divinenature ."Eph . 2 :4-6 "God . made usalive together with the Christ,even when we were dead in trespasses-byundeserved kindnessyou have been saved-and heraised us up together and seatedus together in the heavenly placesin union with Christ Jesus."1 Cor. 15 :46-49 "Nevertheless,the first is, not that which isspiritual, but that which is physical,afterward that which isspiritual . The first man is out ofthe earth and made of dust ; thesecond man is out of heaven . . . .And just as we have borne theimage of the one made of dust,we shall bear also the image ofthe heavenly one."Also : Eph. 1 :13, 14 ; Phil . 3 :21,22 ; Rom . 8 :29 .50These Make Up the Kingdom ofHeavenJohn 3 :3 "Unless anyone isborn again, he cannot see thekingdom of God ."1 Cor . 15 :50, 53 "However, thisI say, brothers, that flesh andblood cannot inherit God's kingdom,neither does corruption inheritincorruption. For this whichis corruptible must put on incorruption,and this which is mortalmust put on immortality ."2 Cor. 5 :17 "Consequently, ifanyone is in union with Christ,he is a new creation ; the oldthings passed away, look! newthings have come into existence ."Rom . 6 :4, 5 "Therefore we wereburied with him through ourbaptism into his death, in orderthat, just as Christ was raisedup from the dead through theglory of the Father, we alsoshould likewise walk in a newnessof life . For if we have becomeunited with him in the likenessof his death, we shall certainlyalso be united with him inthe likeness of his resurrection ."Matt . 19 :28 "In the re-creation[mar., "rebirth"] when the Sonof man sits down upon his gloriousthrone, you who have followedme will also yourselves situpon twelve thrones, judging thetwelve tribes of Israel ."Caesar's Things to CaesarDEFINITIONIn the Bible "Caesar" refers to the secular ruler or worldlygovernment . "Pay back Caesar's things to Caesar ." (Mark 12 :17)This sound legal doctrine, pronounced by Jesus, grants that the"Caesar' government ., may set upon their Christian inferiors orsubjects certain duties, but draws a clear line at which these dutiesto the state end . Beyond that line commence the Christian's dutiesexclusively toward his God, for Jesus completed the legal pronouncementby saying, "Pay back . . . God's things to God ."Due Respect for Worldly Rulers first of all that supplications .Properprayers, intercessions, offerings of1 Tim . 2 :1-4 "I therefore exhort thanks, be made concerning all