Matthew 5:17, from the Gospel of Matthew, is the beginning of the Sermon on the Mount, considered the central teaching of Jesus. A faith leader in Washington, D.C., shared perspective.

He wrote a Bible verse — Psalms 40:2, to be exact — on the studs of the home. "He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire; he set my feet on a rock and gave me a firm place to ...