In this sermon on Sunday we saw that at times we are called to surrender like our Saviour for the sake of others.

We saw that as Jesus surrendered to the authorities to pay the temple tax, which he did not have to do, that there is a glory in surrender. Jesus highlights again that His Kingdom is an upside down world. And now we are to wisely and judiciously follow his advice to surrender our rights for the sake of others, to prevent them stumbling or sinning and to win more to Christ.

I highly recommend reading 1 Corinthians 8-10 and Romans 13-15 for Paul’s in-depth treatment of how we are meant to forgo our rights for the good of others. Also if you study 1 Peter chapters 2 and 3, you’ll see how this practice of Jesus informed his counsel for persecuted Christians.