And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell, and great was the fall of it.”
We have here the conclusion of this long and excellent sermon, the scope of which is to show the indispensable necessity of obedience to the commands of Christ; this is designed to clench the nail, that it might fix in a sure place: he speaks this to his disciples, that sat at his feet whenever he preached, and followed him wherever he went.
Commenting on Matthew 7:21-29
Verse 27. (p) "winds blew" (q) "great was the fall"
CONCLUSION AND EFFECT OF THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT. (Mat. 7:13-29) Enter ye in at the strait gate--as if hardly wide enough to admit one at all. This expresses the difficulty of the first right step in religion, involving, as it does, a triumph over all our natural inclinations.
Commenting on Matthew 7:13-29