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175 Matthew 7
to destruction, and many there be which
go in thereat:
14 Because strait is the gate, and narrow
is the way, which leads to life, and few
there be that find it.
15 Beware of false prophets, which come
to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly
they are ravening wolves.
16 You shall know them by their fruits.
Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs
of thistles?
17 Even so every good tree brings forth
good fruit; but a corrupt tree brings forth
evil fruit.
18 A good tree cannot bring forth evil
fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth
good fruit.
19 Every tree that brings not forth good
fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
20 Wherefore by their fruits you shall
know them.
21 Not every one that says to me, Lord,
Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven;
but he that does the will of my Father
which is in heaven.
22 Many will say to me in that day, Lord,
Lord, have we not prophesied in your
name? and in your name have cast out
devils? and in your name done many wonderful
works?
23 And then will I profess to them, I never
knew you: depart from me, you that
work iniquity.
24 Therefore whosoever hears these
sayings of mine, and does them, I will
liken him to a wise man, which built his
house upon a rock:
25 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.
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26 And every one that hears these sayings
of mine, and does them not, shall
be likened to a foolish man, which built
his house upon the sand:
27 And the rain descended, and the
floods came, and the winds blew, and
beat upon that house; and it fell: and
great was the fall of it.
28 And it came to pass, when Jesus had
ended these sayings, the people were astonished
at his doctrine:
29 For he taught them as one having
authority, and not as the scribes.
7:15 In Deuteronomy 18:20–22, the Bible proclaims capital punishment for a prophet who wasn’t
one hundred percent correct. Many think that the 16th-century astrologer Nostradamus was a
prophet from God. However, only those who are ignorant of Bible prophecy will be impressed with
the prophecies of Nostradamus. He was a false prophet who read the Bible in secret, stole its
prophecies, and claimed them as his own.
7:22,23 These are perhaps the most frightening verses in the Bible. Vast multitudes of professing
Christians fit into the category spoken of here. They call Jesus “Lord,” but they practice lawlessness.
They profess faith in Jesus, but have no regard for the divine Law. They tell “fibs” or “white” lies,
take things that belong to others, have a roaming eye for the opposite sex, etc. They are liars,
thieves, and adulterers at heart, who will be cast from the gates of heaven into the jaws of hell.
7:26 False converts. The foolish man was the one who heard the sayings of Jesus, but did not
obey them. It’s not the world that hears the sayings of Jesus and doesn’t obey them. Most know
only the “Golden Rule” and “Judge not,” and even then their understanding is darkened.
However, the Church is filled with false converts who sit among God’s people and hear His words,
but don’t obey them. They build their house on sand rather than on the firm foundation of Jesus
Christ and His words. A. W. Tozer said, “It is my opinion that tens of thousands of people, if not
millions, have been brought into some kind of religious experience by accepting Christ, and they
have not been saved.” See Matthew 13:24–30 footnote.