Matthew 22:15 says, And they sent out unto him their disciples with the Herodians, saying, Master, we know that thou art true, and teachest the way of God in truth, neither carest thou for any man: for thou regardest not the person of men.  The chief priests and Pharisees had not been able to discredit Jesus, so they now sent the Herodians, those who worshipped Herod as a god, to question Jesus.  It is bad enough if we attempt to discredit Christ, especially if we claim to be God's people, but it is even worse if we ally with other religions to do so.  The Herodians called Jesus Master, and acknowledged that He was true and presented God's message without respect to who a person was, which was all true.  Still, they really did not accept Jesus as their Master.  There are people today who claim to profess Jesus as their Master, but in reality they are simply looking for a way to discredit His teachings.  They would water down the gospel by making Jesus but another good teacher and prophet.  In verse seventeen the Herodians asked, Tell us therefore, What thinkest thou? Is it lawful to give tribute unto Caesar, or not?  The Herodians thought that they would be able to discredit Jesus by asking Him about paying tribute, or taxes, to Caesar.  For some people, money is the primary source of their faith.  There are even those today who profess to be followers of Christ and question why they should pay taxes to the government.  I believe that Christ was always consistent in telling us that we should obey the law, unless it somehow causes us to deny our relationship with God. Verse eighteen declares, But Jesus perceived their wickedness, and said, Why tempt ye me, ye hypocrites?   Jesus was not fooled by their flattery, and neither will He be today.  If we attempt to discredit Jesus, then He will see the wickedness in our hearts.  When we attempt to tempt Jesus into doing something that is against the will of God, we prove ourselves to be hypocrites.  If Christ is really our Savior and the Lord of our lives, we will never attempt to discredit the gospel for the sake of anything in this world.  In verse twenty-nine Jesus answers, Shew me the tribute money. And they brought unto him a penny.  To paraphrase a popular movie line Jesus said, "Show Me the tribute money."  Sometimes, Jesus makes simple requests to show us the answer to our questions.  The Herodians brought Jesus a penny.  Then verse twenty says, And he saith unto them, Whose is this image and superscription?   Jesus again asked a simple question that had only one answer.  There was no way for the Herodians to waver in their answer.  When Jesus leads us to the truth, it will be beyond dispute.  Verse twenty-one states, They say unto him, Caesar’s. Then saith he unto them, Render therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar’s; and unto God the things that are God’s.  The Herodians answered that Caesar's image and superscription were on the penny.  Jesus then told them to render, or give, to Caesar the things that belonged to him, and to give to God the things that belong to God.  God always calls on us to be good citizens, unless doing so directly comes between Him and us.  This is always related to spiritual matters and not material matters.  Verse twenty-two declares, When they had heard these words, they marvelled, and left him, and went their way.  Like the Herodians, if we listen to what Jesus has to say, we will marvel at His truth.  The Herodians went away, I think still not really believing that Jesus was the Savior of the world, but unable to find anything to fault, or charge, Him with.  It is not enough to simply marvel at the teachings of Jesus.  We must first accept Him as Savior and Lord of our lives for His teachings to have any real effect on our lives.