Christians are to be imitators of God, which means to walk in love just as Christ loved us and to avoid the evil of our former lives.
Four short parables point to the surpassing value of the kingdom of God and the need to find it now.
There is only one true and living God who can rescue humans from serving our handmade gods.
The imprecatory (cursing) psalms point to the triumph of God’s justice through judgment or salvation.
