Matthew 7

This is the last verse of the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus’ teaching in Matthew chapters 5 through 7. It explains why the crowds were so astonished: Jesus taught with authority, meaning the power and the right to command. The…

The Sermon on the Mount, Jesus’ teaching in Matthew chapters 5 through 7, is now over. Matthew tells us that the crowds who heard it were astonished, which means they were amazed and even overwhelmed. Being amazed by Jesus is…

This is the end of Jesus’ short story about two builders. It is also the last thing Jesus says in the Sermon on the Mount, the teaching in Matthew chapters 5 through 7. The same storm hit both houses, so…

Jesus is finishing His parable about two builders, and this verse describes the second man. Compared with verse 24, almost every word is identical. Both men heard Jesus, and both men built a house, so the foolish man was not…

Jesus is telling a parable, a short story that teaches a lesson, about two men who each build a house. In this verse a hard storm hits the house of the man who obeyed Him. The storm does not skip…

Jesus ends the Sermon on the Mount, His long teaching in Matthew chapters 5 through 7, with a parable, a short story that teaches a lesson, about two builders. Both men hear exactly the same instruction from Jesus. The difference…

“That day” is the day when God judges everyone. Jesus speaks as the Judge. Many people will come to Jesus on that day. They will list what they did for Him. They preached. They did amazing things. They used Jesus’…

To call Jesus “Lord” means He is in charge of our lives. Jesus says not everyone who calls Him Lord will enter the kingdom of heaven. To enter the kingdom of heaven is to live with God forever. Calling Jesus…

Jesus has been warning about false teachers. He uses a picture. The tree is a person. The fruit is what that person says and does. Matthew 7:19 is about God’s judgment. The fire is a picture of hell, where God…

Jesus says “can’t.” A thornbush can’t grow grapes, because it isn’t a grapevine. Jesus is talking about people. The Bible says every one of us starts out with a sinful heart. A sinful heart can’t please God. Trying harder doesn’t…