Pastors Jim and Marie Watt
“MATTHEW 7:13-29 – SERMON ON THE MOUNT”
G. 7:13-23 HOW TO QAULIFY FOR AND ENTER THE KINGDOM
1. 7:13-14 THE NARROW AND BROAD WAY
a. 7:13 DESTRUCTION: THE END FOR MISSING THE NARROW GATE
EiSELtha-te [1525] diA tes steNES [4728] PUles [4439]:
Enter you by the narrow gate:
HOti plaTEIa [4116] kai euRUcho-ros [4439] he hoDOS
for wide and spacious is the way
he aPAgou-sa [520] eis ten aPOlei-an [684],
that leads unto the destruction,
kai polLOI ei-sin hoi ei-serCHOme-noi di’ auTES.
and many are they that enter thereby.
b. 7:14 WARNING: FEW FIND CHRIST, THE NARROW WAY
HOti steNE [4728] he PUle [4439],
Because narrow the gate,
kai teth-limNEne [2346] he hoDOS he aPAgou-sa eis ten zoEN [2222],
and straitened the way that leads unto the life,
kai oLIgoi [3641] ei-SIN hoi heuRISkon-tes [2147] auTEN.
and few are they that find it.
2. 7:15-23 AVOID THOSE WITHOUT THE FRUIT OF THE KINGDOM
a. 7:15 WARNING: THE HYOCRISY OF FALSE PROPHETS
ProSEche-te [4337] aPO ton pseu-do-pro-pheTON [5578],
Beware of the false prophets,
HOIti-nes ERchon-tai pros huMAS en enDUma-si [1742] proBAton [4263],
who come unto you in sheep’s clothing,
Eso-then de ei-sin LUkoi [3074] HARpa-ges [727].
but inwardly are ravening wolves.
b. 7:16a FRUITS: THE TEST OF FALSE PROPHETS
aPO ton karPON [2590] auTON e-pigNOses-the [1921] auTOUS.
By their :fruits you shall know them.
c. 7:16b GOOD FRUIT COMES NOT FROM BAD TREES
MEti sulLEgou-sin [4816] aPO a-kanTHON [173] sta-phuLAS [4718],
Do men gather grapes of thorns,
e aPO triBOlon [5146] SUka [4810]?
or figs of thistles?
d. 7:17 ALL TREES BRING FORTH AFTER THEIR KIND
HOUto pan DENdron [1186] a-gaTHON karPOUS [2590] kaLOUS poiEI [4160];
Thus every good tree brings forth good fruits;
to de saPRON [4550] DENdron karPOUS po-neROUS [4190] poiEI.
but the corrupt tree brings forth evil fruits.
e. 7:18 VIOLATION OF THIS PRINCIPLE: IMPOSSIBLE
ou DUna-tai [1410] DENdron a-gaTHON karPOUS po-neROUS e-negKEIN [5342],
A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruits,
ouDE DENdron saPRON karPOUS kaLOUS poiEIN.
neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruits.
f. 7:19 WARNING: DESTRUCTION FOR TREES NOT BEARING GOOD FRUIT
pan DENdron me poiOUN karPON kaLON ekKOPte-tai [1581],
Every tree that brings not forth good fruit is cut down,
kai eis pur [4442] BALle-tai.
and cast into fire.
g. 7:20 CONCLUSION: FRUITS ARE THE TRUE TEST OF ALL TREES
Ara ge aPO ton karPON auTON e-pigNOses-the [1921] auTOUS.
Surely then by their :fruits you shall know them.
h. 7:21 NOT LIP-SERVICE, BUT HEART-ACTION GIVES KINGDOM ENTRANCE
ou pas ho LEgon moi, KUri-e, KUri-e,
Not every one that says to me, Lord, Lord,
ei-seLEUse-tai [1525] eis ten ba-siLEIan [932] ton ou-raNON;
shall enter into the kingdom of the heavens;
all’ ho poiON [4160] to THEle-ma [2307] tou paTROS mou tou en tois ou-raNOIS.
but who does the will of my :Father who is in the heavens.
i. 7:22 MIRACLES IN JESUS’ NAME: AN ARGUMENT SOME WILL USE
polLOI eROU-SIN moi en eKEIne te heMEra,
Many will say to me in that :day,
KUri-e [2962], KUri-e, ou to so oNOma-ti [3686] e-pro-pheTEUsa-men [4395],
Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your :name,
kai to so oNOma-ti daiMOni-a [1140] e-xeBAlo-men [1544],
and in your :name cast out demons,
kai to so oNOma-ti duNAmeis [1140] polLAS e-poiEsa-men [4160]?
and in your :name do many mighty works?
j. 7:23 JESUS DOES NOT OWN FRUITLESS MIRACLE-WORKERS!
kai TOte ho-mo-loGEso [3670] auTOIS HOti OuDEpo-te [3762] EGnon [1097] huMAS:
And then will I profess to them [that] I never knew you:
a-po-choREIte [672] ap’ eMOU, hoi er-gaZOme-noi [2038] ten a-noMIan [458].
depart from me, you that work :lawlessness.
H. 7:24-27 TWO HOUSES: CONTRAST BETWEEN HEARING AND DOING
a. 7:24-25 THE ROCK CHRISTIAN: HEARERS AND DOERS OF THE WORD
Pas oun HOStis aKOUei [191] mou tous LOgous [3056] TOUtous,
Every one therefore who hears these my words,
kai poiEI auTOUS, ho-moi-oTHEse-tai [3666] anDRI phroNImo [5429],
and does them, shall be likened to a wise man,
HOStis o-koDOme-sen [3618] auTOU ten oiKIan [3614] ePI ten PEtran [4073]:
who built his :house upon the rock:
kai kaTEbe [2597] he broCHE [1028], kai ELthan hoi po-taMOI [4215],
25 and the rain descended, and the floods came,
kai EPneu-san [4154] oi Ane-moi [417], kai proSEpe-san [4363] te oiKIa eKEIne;
and the winds blew, and beat upon that :house;
kai ouk Epe-sen [4098] te-the-meLIo-to [2311] gar ePI ten PEtran.
and it fell not: for it was founded upon the rock.
b. 7:26-27 THE SAND CHRISTIAN: HEARERS AND DISOBEYERS OF THE WORD
kai pas ho aKOUon mou tous LOgous TOUtous,
And every one that hears these my words,
kai me poiON [4160] auTOUS, ho-moi-oTHEse-tai [3666] anDRI moRO [3474],
and does them not, shall be likened to a foolish man,
HOStis okoDOme-sen [3618] auTOU ten oiKIan ePI ten AMmon [285]:
who built his :house upon the sand:
kai kaTEbe he broCHE [1028], kai ELthan hoi po-taMOI,
27 and the rain descended, and the floods came,
kai EPneu-san hoi Ane-moi, kai proSEko-psan te oiKIa eKEIne;
and the winds blew, and smote upon that :house;
kai Epe-sen [4098]: kai en he PTOsis [4431] auTES meGAle [3173].
and it fell: and great was its :fall.
I. 7:28-29 CHRIST’S AUTHORITY: A CAUSE FOR AMAZEMENT
Kai eGEne-to [1096], HOte eTEle-sen [4931] ho IeSOUS tous LOgous TOUtous,
And it came to pass, when :Jesus ended these :words,
e-xePLESson-to [1605] hoi OCHloi ePI te di-daCHE [1322] auTOU:
the crowds were astonished at his :teaching:
en gar diDASkon [1321] auTOUS os e-xouSIan [1849] Echon,
29 for he was teaching them as having authority,
kai ouch hos hoi gram-maTEIS [1122] auTON.
and not as their :scribes.
NOTE: Jesus makes it abundantly clear that so-called prophets who operate in the gifts of the Spirit – but HAVE NOT the “fruit” of the Spirit – they may be converts, but are NOT disciples, and have NO assurance of salvation.
At the very end of this Gospel, Jesus in the Great Commission confirms that the job of disciples is to make FELLOW DISCIPLES, with the end in view of seeing them keep ALL of His commands. How different this is to the “Seeker Friendly” churches of today.
Healing the sick, doing miracles and prophesying are NOT proof of discipleship. Gifts of the Spirit are but the early beginning of the Christian walk. Discipleship introduces one to the FRUIT of the Spirit, and separates the boys from the men.
This way is a contrast between the Narrow and Broad way. FEW find Christ in the narrow way. These words of Jesus are FULLY confirmed by H.A. Baker in “Visions Beyond the Veil” and his other writings, and Oswald Chambers in all of his writings.
Jesus in this section of the Sermon on the Mount closes with a contrast between two types of builders. Who builds a house, must be very careful in his choice of foundations – rock versus sand. And His application is that the rock foundation professor, is one who “Hears and Does” the words of Jesus, while the sand foundation professor is the one who hears but DOES NOT do His words.
A missionary in Africa was translating the Bible into a native language. He had difficulty in finding the equivalent of “faith” in their language. After months of prayer, he settled on “hearing and doing” as the equivalent of “faith.” The native believers agreed.
And what was the conclusion of Jesus’ hearers to the Sermon on the Mount? Amazement! He was NOT like their Jewish teaches – the scribes and Pharisees. He taught with Authority. He did not quote other scribes and Pharisees. He spoke as the Son of God directly from heaven. But “I” say unto you.
Let us saturate ourselves in these words of Jesus. Let us meditate upon them. Let us allow Him by His Spirit to live them out through us. The Sermon on the Mount is a picture of the normal Disciple who allows Jesus to do so. He becomes a Galatians 2:20 believer!