Matthew 7:24 Therefore whoever hears these sayings of mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man, which built his house on a rock: I. THE DESIGNATION — "Whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them." 1. Fortuity. "Whosoever," a pronoun contingent; we cannot foresee the issue. We must leave our spiritual toils with God. 2. Privilege. Privilege to hear the gospel. 3. Docility. "Doeth them." II. WISDOM. 1. Design. Building a house denotes an intention to live in it. 2. Selection. If you build, you must look after a place. 3. Perseverance. He went on building in face of difficulties. 4. Stability. If the works of art are less durable than the works of nature, the works of grace outshine the works of nature much more. There is something enduring when you are enabled to build upon the Rock of Ages. III. FOLLY. 1. Concession. He could not manage without a house. 2. Labour. He took much pains. 3. Promise. It looked fair. 4. Fall. The fall of a soul! Ruinous. (E. Andrews, LL. D.) Parallel Verses KJV: 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: |
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