This week in New Testament class we read Matthew 22 and 23. The passages found in these chapters, Christ is able to share his testimony with those around him. Specifically, he is answering questions of the Pharisees and the Sadducces. Because of their disdain for the Savior and his teachings, they are trying to catch him in a trap. If they can get him to contradict tradition or doctrine, they will have a good argument for finding fault in him and his teachings. It is so sad for me to think that all of these people historically wanted to prove Jesus wrong. It hurts my heart that so many people rejected and despised him. He taught such different teachings than the people were used to, but that doesn't give any good reason to be so rude.

As we already know, the Savior is perfect. He wouldn't get "trapped" in the teachings of these worldly men. He would hold to the will of the Father and teach his doctrine perfectly. The doctrine I get out of this story is that we must stick to the will of the Father. We can pray unto him if we are in need of help as well. Jesus Christ was a perfect example of following his Father in these stories. If you think about this as you read, this applies to everyone. Every single person can seek the will of the Father and do it. It is a two step process. We must not only figure out with the will of the Father is, we must also follow it.

After Christ spoke his answers to their questions, they were silenced and had no reason to keep trying to prove him wrong. This gave me so much comfort. We will not be confounded before the people we are trying to teach his doctrine. It gives me great strength to realize the Savior is by our side to help us through hard times. ALthough we may never be confronted with the same situations that Christ is, we may have situations where we need to stand up for our belief in the Savior.