The Pharisees set the ultimate trap for Jesus. Only to have their own words trap them in their sin.  Both of Luther House of Study’s Co-Directors, Dr. Chris Croghan and Sarah Stenson, talk about the biggest trap the Pharisees set for Jesus: Is it lawful to pay taxes to the emperor? In the conversation Kiri, Adam, and Mason ask: <ul><li>How is this the ultimate trap? It seems anticlimactic. </li><li>Are we any different than the Pharisees?</li><li>Why do we value money so much?</li></ul><a rel="payment" href="https://www.lutherhouseofstudy.org/donate">Support the Show.</a>Interested in sponsoring an episode of Scripture First? Email Sarah at sarah@lhos.org or visit our donation page: <a href='https://lutherhouseofstudy.org/donate/'>lutherhouseofstudy.org/donate</a>

The Greatest Commandment | Matthew 22:34-46 with Dr. Steven Paulson

Three millennials sit down with Lutheran theologians to understand how Scripture is working in our lives. God, Jesus, the Holy Spirit, sin, faith, forgiveness, Luther, and more are on the table as Mason Van Essen, Kiri Haugen, and Adam Guthmiller discuss each week's upcoming lectionary Bible passage with Luther House of Study's theologians to hear the context in and around Scripture before it's preached in church.