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Everyone who hears these words of mine, and doesn`t do them will be like a foolish man, who built his house on the sand.
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Hearing Isn't Doing
Commentators unanimously stress that the 'foolish man' is not someone who has never heard the gospel, but one who hears Jesus' teachings and fails to put them into practice. They may be a regular churchgoer or have extensive biblical knowledge, but their life is not built on active obedience to Christ. As one scholar notes, hearing sermons is a dangerous business if one does not put them into practice.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Jesus closes the Sermon on the Mount with a beautiful comparison, illustrating the benefit of attending to his words. It was not sufficient to …
And doeth them not (κα μη ποιων αυτους). The foolish builder put his house on the sands that could not hold in the storm. One is r…
19th Century
Baptist
And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand:…
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Verses 21–23 contrast “saying” and “doing”; these verses contrast “hearing” and “doing” (cf. James 1:22–25). Moreover the will of the Fa…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And everyone that hears these sayings of mine Who only externally hears them, but has no understanding of them; do n…
Christ here shows that it will not be enough to acknowledge Him as our Master, merely in word and tongue. It is necessary for our happiness that we…
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13th Century
Catholic
He gives precautions concerning those against whom one should be on guard. Now, they are described by their profession as prophets.
But one …
