What’s Trump?  If you play cards, you are probably familiar with
the concept of “trump.” It is a certain suit or color that has
more power than the others. Even if another color is higher in
number, if a “trump” is played, it will beat it. Obviously,
before playing a round, a key question is: What is Trump? It
controls the outcome of each hand, and defines the strategy of
the game.  In discussing the Bible, and certain passages,
occasionally the phrase, “you must interpret Scripture with
Scripture” is brought out. Typically when the claim is made that
a skeptic is not reading a verse correctly, or that the verse
means something entirely different than what it appears to say
on its face.  When the phrase appears, the question that crosses
my mind: “Which verse is controlling? What method do we put in
place to determine which passage must bend to the other in our
interpretation?”  In other words, which verse is Trump?  In 1
Corinthians 7, Paul gives some very explicit direction regarding
divorce. He emphasizes