Monday, February 06, 2006
Day Tripper Yeah?
Matt. 7:
26. "And everyone who hears these words of Mine, and does not act upon them, will be like a foolish man, who built his house upon the sand. 27. "And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and burst against that house; and it fell, and great was its fall."
Luke 6:
49. "But the one who has heard, and has not acted accordingly, is like a man who built a house upon the ground without any foundation; and the torrent burst against it and immediately it collapsed, and the ruin of that house was great."
This sounds pretty good so far but there is another kind of hearer who is described as everyone who hears these words of mine and does not act upon them. Luke calls these the one who has heard, and has not acted accordingly.
Let me interject some things to consider and review at this point. The first thing is that we see this preacher, Jesus, present a sermon that ends with a blessing for those pay careful attention to doing that which is blessed or the Beatitudes which verifies kingdom citizenship. On the other hand the woes to those who focus their lives only upon what the world has to offer (Sec. 65). He tells the kingdom citizen that he is the salt of the earth as a preservative for mankind. Consider this: all Christians are raptured and man is without any moral opposition to his natural lusts and is free to go as he pleases.
Jesus teaches the Law as it was meant to be understood without the religious filters or biased perversion countering the scribes and Pharisees (sec. 68). He teaches proper prayer as opposed to the praying of the hypocrites (sec. 69). He shows the comfort of being a child of God and how senseless anxiety is, along with careful self-examination (sec. 70).
The conclusion begins with asking your Father in heaven to supply your needs and expect the finest, and treat others similarly. Then we come to the narrow and broad gate which requires a conscious decision on our behalf. This decision will determine if you hear, “I never knew you; depart from me, you who practice lawlessness.”
We now return to the parable and find that those who disregard the teaching of the Sermon on the Mount are like a foolish man who built his house upon the sand. Luke tells us that he is like a man who built a house upon the ground without any foundation. This builder takes the easy way out, and on the surface it appears as any house but the test of time and physical elements will take their toll and reveal the quality of this man’s work.
26. "And everyone who hears these words of Mine, and does not act upon them, will be like a foolish man, who built his house upon the sand. 27. "And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and burst against that house; and it fell, and great was its fall."
Luke 6:
49. "But the one who has heard, and has not acted accordingly, is like a man who built a house upon the ground without any foundation; and the torrent burst against it and immediately it collapsed, and the ruin of that house was great."
This sounds pretty good so far but there is another kind of hearer who is described as everyone who hears these words of mine and does not act upon them. Luke calls these the one who has heard, and has not acted accordingly.
Let me interject some things to consider and review at this point. The first thing is that we see this preacher, Jesus, present a sermon that ends with a blessing for those pay careful attention to doing that which is blessed or the Beatitudes which verifies kingdom citizenship. On the other hand the woes to those who focus their lives only upon what the world has to offer (Sec. 65). He tells the kingdom citizen that he is the salt of the earth as a preservative for mankind. Consider this: all Christians are raptured and man is without any moral opposition to his natural lusts and is free to go as he pleases.
Jesus teaches the Law as it was meant to be understood without the religious filters or biased perversion countering the scribes and Pharisees (sec. 68). He teaches proper prayer as opposed to the praying of the hypocrites (sec. 69). He shows the comfort of being a child of God and how senseless anxiety is, along with careful self-examination (sec. 70).
The conclusion begins with asking your Father in heaven to supply your needs and expect the finest, and treat others similarly. Then we come to the narrow and broad gate which requires a conscious decision on our behalf. This decision will determine if you hear, “I never knew you; depart from me, you who practice lawlessness.”
We now return to the parable and find that those who disregard the teaching of the Sermon on the Mount are like a foolish man who built his house upon the sand. Luke tells us that he is like a man who built a house upon the ground without any foundation. This builder takes the easy way out, and on the surface it appears as any house but the test of time and physical elements will take their toll and reveal the quality of this man’s work.
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