But he that heareth, and doeth not, is like a man that without a foundation built an house upon the earth; against which the stream did beat vehemently, and immediately it fell; and the ruin of that house was great.
Verse forty-seven, Jesus gives three components to a solid spiritual foundation:
- Come to Him
- Hear His Word
- Do what He teaches
Nowhere does Jesus promise we will face no storms if we do these. What He promises is that if we do them, we will survive the storms when they come.
Verse forty-nine, Jesus makes the contrast. Notice that the house on the sand is not built by those ignorant of His Word. The house on the sand is built by the person who hears His Word and chooses not to do what He teaches. There may even be the implication that they have come to Him to hear His sayings.
No one is so foolish as the Christian who knows the truth and knows where to find good counsel for life but chooses instead to do his own will and go his own way.
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