Bible Study Parable Of The Two Builders

[WalterandDebbie]

Thursday 1-9-20, Tevet 13, 5780 5th. day of the weekly cycle, 20th. Winter day

Wise and Foolish Builders/Matthew Seven:24-27; Luke Six:47-49. The parable of the wise and foolish builders, also simply called the parable of the two builders, is told by Jesus to illustrate the difference between: Those who hear and act upon what they learn from Jesus.

Matthew Seven:24"Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. 25The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock. 26But everyone who hears these words of mine and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on sand. 27The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell with a great crash."

Luke Six:47As for everyone who comes to me and hears my words and puts them into practice, I will show you what they are like. 48They are like a man building a house, who dug down deep and laid the foundation on rock. When a flood came, the torrent struck that house but could not shake it, because it was well built. 49But the one who hears my words and does not put them into practice is like a man who built a house on the ground without a foundation. The moment the torrent struck that house, it collapsed and its destruction was complete."

Love always, Walter and Debbie

 

[Not_Now.Soon]

The decision of following Jesus is compared to how a person builds their home. If they hear what Jesus says and follow it their home will stand through the storms. If not their home will fall through.

One thought is to consider Jesus's teachings as a solid foundation, and also consider what we are building by striving to follow His teachings. Is it our life? Our home? Our security in the storms? Are those what are being built on the solid foundation? I think it's those and more then those. But I don't know of any other examples to point to for what the house being build is representing. Either way the main point of the parable stands true. Jesus's teachings should be the foundation that we live by.

 

[for_his_glory]

When we dig down deep into the word of God, which is our foundation found in Christ and what He taught, the Holy Spirit will reveal all truth. When we learn truth then we will not be easily taken by all the false teachers that have no knowledge of truth. Christ is our foundation of faith as we lean on Him.

 

[WalterandDebbie]

The decision of following Jesus is compared to how a person builds their home. If they hear what Jesus says and follow it their home will stand through the storms. If not their home will fall through.

One thought is to consider Jesus's teachings as a solid foundation, and also consider what we are building by striving to follow His teachings. Is it our life? Our home? Our security in the storms? Are those what are being built on the solid foundation? I think it's those and more then those. But I don't know of any other examples to point to for what the house being build is representing. Either way the main point of the parable stands true. Jesus's teachings should be the foundation that we live by.

Amen, and thanks for your understanding.

 

[WalterandDebbie]

When we dig down deep into the word of God, which is our foundation found in Christ and what He taught, the Holy Spirit will reveal all truth. When we learn truth then we will not be easily taken by all the false teachers that have no knowledge of truth. Christ is our foundation of faith as we lean on Him.

Amen, Christ is our foundation of faith as we lean on Him.