Is Christ's teaching your solid foundation?
English: Detail from stained glass in the church of St Mary and St Lambert in Stonham Aspal in Suffolk (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) Matthew 7:24–29 “Everyone then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock” (v. 24). Some liberal scholars want us to believe that the Synoptic gospels (Matthew, Mark, and Luke) do not share John’s understanding of Christ ’s authority (8:58; 10:30) since the first three evangelists record few, if any, of Jesus ’ self-identifications with Yahweh Himself. However, this “scholarly” assumption is false. In particular, Matthew records several teachings of Jesus that reveal the evangelist’s high view of our Lord ’s person and work ( Christology ). For example, Jesus claims for Himself the right to determine who will enter the kingdom of heaven in Matthew 7:21–23, and in the Old Testament only God Himself makes such judgments ( Eccl. 12:13–14). Furthermore, in the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus presents H