 | Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. |
 | Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock: |
 | Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them, may be compared to a wise man who built his house on the rock. |
| Matthew 7:24 |
Commentary
The house represents a religious life; the rain represents divine judgment. Only the one built on the foundation of obedience to God's Word stands, which calls for repentance, rejection of salvation by works, and trust in God's grace to save through His merciful provision.
MacArthur, J. J. (1997, c1997). The MacArthur Study Bible (electronic ed.) (Mt 7:24). Nashville: Word Pub.
Did you know?
The house represents a religious life; the rain represents divine judgment. Only the one built on the foundation of obedience to God's Word stands, which calls for repentance, rejection of salvation by works, and trust in God's grace to save through His merciful provision.
MacArthur, J. J. (1997, c1997). The MacArthur Study Bible (electronic ed.) (Mt 7:24). Nashville: Word Pub.
Did you know?
The response of Jesus' listeners to His sermon (The Sermon on the Mount) was astonishment, "for He taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes" (7:29).
Richards, L., Pegoda, D., & Gross, P. (2001). Every teaching of Jesus in the Bible. Includes index. (56). Nashville: T. Nelson.