When the Pharisee’s attempt to trap Jesus in His words about his interpretation of the Mosaic law, He turns the tables on them and teaches His disciples and us about God’s original design for marriage.

We show love to others by the way we treat them, and we know how to show love because God has shown us the way.

How are we to act in the world so that we acknowledge our ultimate obedience to the Lord?

The important thing for us to see is that even when writing about something so worldly-centered as government, Paul instructs believers to have an other-worldly perspective.

If we are to be an obedient follower of Jesus, we are called to battle against sin. This text teaches that this battle should be taken seriously and waged with ruthless intensity.

If you trust the Lord with your soul, you should also trust Him to be just.

It is only by the power of the Holy Spirit that the Christian can bless his persecutors and do away with envy.

Paul reminds believers that they are to be active in loving one another, and that means they must help one another in need, even when a believer who is a “stranger” needs help.

God shows His glory in the seventh plague upon Egypt.