1Cor. 1:22 For Jews demand signs and Greeks desire wisdom, 

1Cor. 1:23 but we proclaim Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles, 

1Cor. 1:24 but to those who are the called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God. 

When looking at the contrasting values of the Kingdom of Heaven and the kingdom of the world – it begins to “meddle” awfully quickly in our lives.  We understand that very quickly as Matthew introduces us to whom the Kingdom belongs to…