Matthew 7: 24-25 “Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine,(Jesus speaking) and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock: and the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock.”
Matthew 16: 15-19 “He saith unto them, But who say ye that I am? And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou are the Christ, the Son of the Living God. And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven. And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church: and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.”
Wake up “Body of Christ”! What is wrong with the “Body of Christ” today? Christians have followed after the teachings of men and failed to follow the Gospel of Jesus Christ!
There is only one perfect, sinless, only Begotten Son of God… Right.. He came to earth in flesh and dwelt among us… He came as our perfect example and to teach us the Gospel! The Way to enter the Kingdom of God! So what has happened? Let’s take a deeper look.
We find in Matthew 7: 28-29, “and it came to pass, when Jesus had ended these sayings, the people were astonished at his doctrine: for he taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes”. The people in those days recognized the doctrine of Jesus Christ, which is the Gospel that we are to live by, and teach today. The word of God also says “accursed are those that teach anything other than this gospel”. So why are there so many teachings that are not the Gospel of Jesus Christ? Why are so many following after the teachings of countless others, instead of Jesus Christ? Why do Christian churches not teach the words of Jesus Christ?
In Matthew 7:24-25, we see Jesus speaking from his very own mouth the words that say, “whosoever heareth these sayings of mine and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man”… but why are Christians not doing that? Why do you pass up Matthew, Mark, Luke and John where the words of Jesus are given, and disregard the sayings of Jesus? Jesus said he will liken us unto wise men if we heareth these sayings of HIS and doeth them! The wise man Jesus is speaking of, built his house upon a rock… and every element of the earth’s atmosphere came against it, and it FELL NOT! For it was founded upon a rock. That is exactly why things in your lives are falling apart! You have built your house on a rock other than the rock of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. That is the word of God! When you heareth and doeth NOT the sayings of Jesus, He tells us in Matthew 7: 27, that when the things came against the house not built on the rock, IT FELL, AND GREAT WAS THE FALL OF IT.
Jesus goes on to teach us in Matthew 16:15-19, that the Knowledge of who He is, is given by the Father in heaven not taught of men (flesh and blood). This is the foundation for the Body of Christ (HIS CHURCH), the Rock that Jesus builds on.. the Rock that the wise man builds his house on! He is not building on “traditions of men” or “teachings of flesh and blood“! Those are NOT the teachings where “the gates of hell shall not prevail against”.. those are not the teachings that have the power to “bind on earth and heaven” or to “loose on earth and heaven” and neither will they be the teachings or sayings that JESUS CHRIST will build upon! He will only build upon the knowledge given by HIS FATHER IN HEAVEN!
We need to get a hold of this! We need to WAKE UP and “those that have ears let them hear what the Spirit of the Lord saith unto the Church“! Wake up and stop following after the teachings of MEN.. and follow after the SAYINGS OF MINE, saith Jesus Christ!
It is time to understand that unless we do as Jesus taught us, that we will not be liken the wise men, nor will we ever have the keys of the kingdom of heaven. Why would God send us a perfect example and then not expect us to follow it… think about it! Why did He send Jesus the perfect man in the flesh to be the first partaker, to teach us and show us, and then tell us to follow after the teachings of “flesh and bone”.. He didn’t!
God tells us in Malachi 3:6.. I am the Lord thy God… I change NOT! We better understand that! Go back and read for yourselves what happened to countless others professing to be “saved”, “born again”, “believers” or other names, which we are calling ourselves, but did not follow the teachings or the words of God! It was not a pretty picture! And the worst thing about it all… is most of them didn’t have the PERFECT EXAMPLE! WE DO, so what excuse is there!
The word of God in Acts 17:30, “and the times of this ignorance God winked at: but now commandeth all men every where to repent”! The message has not changed… God has not changed…it is still the same message… “Repent, Repent, for the Kingdom of God is at Hand!”
It is the teachings and sayings of Jesus Christ, the ONLY BEGOTTEN of God that is of importance to you! If you didn’t hear it directly from the Father in Heaven, (just as Peter did), then your foundation is shaky and needs some repair!
James 1:5 tells us, if ye lack wisdom ASK GOD, who gives to ALL men liberally! God will not withhold His wisdom, but the only source for it is directly from God. God didn’t say, if you lack wisdom and want to learn about me.. .ask other men!! Did He??
“Seek First GOD, and HIS righteousness, and all these things shall be added unto you!
very good stuff.
looking forward to another great article.