25And 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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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.
A Song of degrees. They that trust in the LORD shall be as mount Zion, which cannot be removed, but abideth for ever. …
That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ:
Rooted and built up in him, and stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving.
Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 21-29)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. Had he sought his own praise among men, he would have sa…
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