The Nugget:
Matthew 7:24 Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:
My Comment:
The Scriptures should not only be heard but obeyed. Making the teachings of the Bible the foundation of our life is like the wise man who built his house upon a rock. Christ emphasized we should take heed both what we hear and how we hear. But most of all Christ desires us to put His teachings into practice in our own lives. In order to do that, it helps if we read His Word on a regular basis and even study it so that we know what His sayings are, and what they command or expect of us.
For those who desire to DIG DEEPER into this subject:
(1) Consult the cross references given in Nelson’s Cross Reference Guide to the Bible on page 1027 for Matthew 7:24.
(2) Consult the cross references given in The New Treasury of Scripture Knowledge on page 1045 or in Logos 5 Bible software for Matthew 7:24.
(3) Lacking access to those two resources, consult the cross references for this passage as I have developed them as given below:
Matthew 7:24. whosoever heareth. or, every one (as ver. 26). FS171B, Ge 24:10n. ver. Mt 7:7, 8, 13, 14. Mt 5:3-13, 28-32. 6:14, 15, 19-23. *Mt 11:29. 12:50. Pr 8:34. 10:17. 15:32. 25:12. Is 2:3. *Lk 6:47-49. *Lk 8:21. +*Lk 11:28. +*Jn 13:17. *Jn 14:15, 22-24. 15:10, 14. *Ro 2:6-9. *Ga 5:6, 7. **Ga 6:7, 8. *James 1:21-27. *James 2:17-26. **1 J 2:3. *1 J 3:22-24. 5:3-5. Re 22:14, 15. and doeth. T#1075. ver. Mt 7:21. %Mt 23:3, 4. *Mt 28:20. Ge 6:22. 22:18. +*Ge 26:5. Ex 12:50. 35:1. Le 20:8. 26:3. Dt 5:10. 11:32. 13:18. +*Jsh 1:8. 2:21. *2 Ch 31:21. *Ezr 7:10. Jb 42:9. Ps 15:5. 19:11. +*Ps 119:34, +*Ps 119:100. Pr 10:17. Mk 11:6. Lk 6:47-49. *Lk 8:21. +*Lk 11:28. +*Jn 13:17. 21:6. Ro 2:13. **Phil 4:9. *He 5:9. 11:8. +*James 1:22-25. 2:14-26. *1 J 2:15-17. *1 J 3:22, 23. Re 20:4. 22:14. liken. FS160A, +Ps 1:3. a wise. Mt 25:2. Jb 28:28. Ps 46:2. *Ps 111:10. +*Ps 119:99, 130. Pr 10:8. 14:8. +*Pr 22:3. +Lk 12:42n. 1 Cor 3:10. He 11:7. *James 3:13-18. which built. Gr. oikodomeō [(S#3618g): Rendered (1) build: Mt 7:24, 26. 16:18. 21:33. 23:29. 26:61. 27:40. Mk 12:1. 14:58. 15:29. Lk 4:29. 6:48, 49. 7:5. 11:47, 48. 12:18. 14:28, 30. 17:28. Ac 7:47, 49. Ro 15:20. Ga 2:18. (2) edify: Ac 9:31. 1 Cor 8:1. 10:23. 14:4 (twice), 1 Cor 14:17. 1 Th 5:11. (3) builder: Mt 21:42. Mk 12:10. Lk 20:17. Ac 4:11. 1 P 2:7. (4) build up: 1 P 2:5. (5) be in building: Jn 2:20. (6) embolden: 1 Cor 8:10]. Jb 8:15. 1 Cor 3:10, 11. *Col 2:7. upon a rock. Mt 16:18n. Ps 27:5. 40:2. Is 28:16, 17. Lk 6:48. 1 Cor 3:11. +*Col 1:23. +**Jude 1:3n.
mt 7.24 Therefore every one who hears thses words of mine, and acts upon them
compared to a wise man, who built his house upon the rock.
encouraging cross refs( the best commentary on the bible is the bible)
1. lk 11.28 But He said, On the contrary, blessed are those who hear the word
of God, and observe it.
2. jn 13.17 If you know these things, you are blessed if you do them.
3. jn 14.15 If you love Me, you will keep my commandments.
4. jn 14.21 He who has my commandments and keeps them, he it is who loves
Me; and he who loves Me; and he who loves Me shall be loved by My Father, and
I will love him, and will disclose Myself to him.