So they cried out, "Away with Him, away with Him, crucify Him!" Pilate said to them, "Shall I crucify your King? The chief priests answered, "We have no king but Caesar."It's very easy for people to merge religion and politics. Both are about who leads you, whose rules you follow. The Israelites at one time had a direct theocracy, but decided they didn't like that and went to a monarchy instead. Now the spiritual leaders are saying they want their spiritual leader killed, and are swearing fealty to their political leaders instead.
This kind of thing takes place in many parts on modern Christianity, particularly recently. I like to think I keep the two separated, but I'm sure I blur the lines more than I should. The important thing to remember is that our ultimate loyalty has to be to God, not any government of mortals. Without that, we will ultimately lose our way and miss God's workings.
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