{"id":55207,"date":"2024-09-02T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-02T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.olivetree.com\/blog\/?p=55207"},"modified":"2024-08-22T10:10:01","modified_gmt":"2024-08-22T17:10:01","slug":"warnings-in-the-sermon-on-the-mount","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.olivetree.com\/blog\/warnings-in-the-sermon-on-the-mount\/","title":{"rendered":"Warnings in the Sermon on the Mount"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The words of Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount are some of the most well-known among his followers, and even among those who don\u2019t recognize him as Lord. His original listeners were astounded by his teaching as well. Matthew tells us that they \u201cwere amazed at his teaching, because he taught as one who had authority, and not as their teachers of the law\u201d (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.olivetree.com\/bible\/?query=Matt+7%3A28-29&amp;version=NIV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Matt 7:28\u201329<\/a>). This shows us that Jesus\u2019 teachings stand out. Consider then how he warns those who hear his words at the conclusion of his sermon. Let\u2019s look at these warnings with some help from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.olivetree.com\/store\/product.php?productid=25482\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Moody Bible Commentary<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Warning #1 \u2013 The Road to Destruction<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cEnter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find&nbsp;it.\u201d <\/p>\n<cite>Matthew 7:13\u201314<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.olivetree.com\/bible\/?query=Matt+7%3A12&amp;version=NIV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Verse 12<\/a> concludes the Sermon on the Mount. What follows in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.olivetree.com\/bible\/?query=Matt+7%3A13-27&amp;version=NIV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">vv. 13\u201327<\/a> are four warnings Jesus gives to His audience about applying the sermon. The <strong>first warning<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.olivetree.com\/bible\/?query=Matt+7%3A13-14&amp;version=NIV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">vv. 13\u201314<\/a>) is a caution to the lost about where they are headed. The verb <strong>enter<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.olivetree.com\/bible\/?query=Matt+7%3A13&amp;version=NIV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">v. 13<\/a>) has no grammatical object, but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.olivetree.com\/bible\/?query=Matt+7%3A14&amp;version=NIV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">v. 14<\/a> indicates that eternal life is the destination and should probably be understood here. The <strong>narrow gate, small gate<\/strong> and <strong>narrow way<\/strong> are harder to <strong>find<\/strong> than the <strong>wide<\/strong> ones and must be sought deliberately, or people will not escape destruction. The <strong>narrow way<\/strong> that <strong>leads to life<\/strong> is found only by faith in the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.olivetree.com\/bible\/?query=Jn+14%3A6&amp;version=NIV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jn 14:6<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.olivetree.com\/bible\/?query=Acts+4%3A12&amp;version=NIV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ac 4:12<\/a>). <strong>Destruction<\/strong> means \u201ca loss that produces utter ruin, perishing,\u201d and here refers to loss of eternal life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Warning #2 \u2013 Wolves in Sheep\u2019s Clothing<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cWatch out for false prophets. They come to you in sheep\u2019s clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious wolves. By their fruit you will recognize them. Do people pick grapes from thornbushes, or figs from thistles? Likewise, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot bear good fruit. Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. Thus, by their fruit you will recognize them.\u201d <\/p>\n<cite>Matthew 7:15\u201320<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>This is the <strong>second warning,<\/strong> cautioning His followers about \u201cpretenders.\u201d Perhaps the connection here with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.olivetree.com\/bible\/?query=Matt+7%3A13-14&amp;version=NIV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">vv. 13\u201314<\/a> is that false prophets prevent others from entering the narrow gate because they beckon people to the broad gate. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.olivetree.com\/bible\/?query=Matt+7%3A16-20&amp;version=NIV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Verses 16\u201320<\/a> tell of their deeds, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.olivetree.com\/bible\/?query=Matt+7%3A21-23&amp;version=NIV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">vv. 21\u201323<\/a> of their words.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>False prophets<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.olivetree.com\/bible\/?query=Matt+7%3A15&amp;version=NIV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">v. 15<\/a>) are <strong>ravenous wolves<\/strong> who look like the sheep but will devour God\u2019s flock for their devious ends. Not all who claim to be a part of the covenant community are. Jesus teaches that there are wolves in sheep\u2019s clothing, houses that look similar but have different foundations, tares that resemble wheat (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.olivetree.com\/bible\/?query=Matt+13%3A24&amp;version=NIV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">13:24<\/a>), wise and foolish virgins (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.olivetree.com\/bible\/?query=Matt+25%3A1-13&amp;version=NIV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">25:1\u201313<\/a>), and good and bad slaves (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.olivetree.com\/bible\/?query=Matt+25%3A14-30&amp;version=NIV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">25:14\u201330<\/a>). <strong>Fruits<\/strong> refer to the actions of false prophets, and while their deeds might temporarily conceal who they really are, eventually their actions will betray them (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.olivetree.com\/bible\/?query=Matt+7%3A16-18&amp;version=NIV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">vv. 16\u201318<\/a>). A false prophet does evil deeds and teaches rotten doctrine just as surely as a bad plant produces correspondingly bad fruit<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Warning #3 \u2013 False Claims of Allegiance<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cNot everyone who says to me, \u2018Lord, Lord,\u2019 will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. Many will say to me on that day, \u2018Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name and in your name drive out demons and in your name perform many miracles?\u2019 Then I will tell them plainly, \u2018I never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers!\u2019\u201d <\/p>\n<cite>Matthew 7:21\u201323<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>This is the <strong>third warning,<\/strong> directed at those who claim to be a part of Jesus\u2019 community but who are not. No one is allowed admission into the kingdom on the basis of the good deeds he has performed, no matter how spectacular they might be (<strong>prophesy, cast out demons, perform many miracles<\/strong>). Entering the kingdom only happens when one has the kind of righteousness grounded in Christ that surpasses the Pharisees\u2019 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.olivetree.com\/bible\/?query=Matt+5%3A10-11&amp;version=NIV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">5:10\u201311<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.olivetree.com\/bible\/?query=Matt+5%3A20&amp;version=NIV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">20<\/a>); when, like a little child, one depends on the Lord for entrance (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.olivetree.com\/bible\/?query=Matt+18%3A3&amp;version=NIV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">18:3<\/a>); when one recognizes that entering is possible only as God effects it (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.olivetree.com\/bible\/?query=Matt+19%3A16-17&amp;version=NIV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">19:16\u201317<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.olivetree.com\/bible\/?query=Matt+19%3A23-26&amp;version=NIV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">23\u201326<\/a>); and when one enters only through Jesus (and the religious leaders hindered people from doing this, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.olivetree.com\/bible\/?query=Matt+23%3A13&amp;version=NIV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">23:13<\/a>). <strong>I never knew you<\/strong> has the sense, \u201cI do not recognize you as one of my people,\u201d and their alleged good deeds He views as <strong>LAWLESSNESS.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Warning #4 \u2013 The Fool Who Builds on Sand<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cTherefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock. But everyone who hears these words of mine and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on sand. The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell with a great crash.\u201d <\/p>\n<cite>Matthew 7:24\u201327<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>The last of the <strong>four warnings,<\/strong> this one is about acting upon the words of Jesus. Just as there are wolves among the sheep (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.olivetree.com\/bible\/?query=Matt+7%3A15-23&amp;version=NIV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">7:15\u201323<\/a>) and tares among the wheat (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.olivetree.com\/bible\/?query=Matt+13%3A24-30&amp;version=NIV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">13:24\u201330<\/a>) until the end, so do the houses of the wise and foolish stand side by side until the Son of Man comes to judge and take His throne. The <strong>house<\/strong> is a person who has heard Jesus\u2019 words; the <strong>rock <\/strong>represents the teachings of Jesus that, as one does them, result in withstanding the storm, whether it be eschatological judgment (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.olivetree.com\/bible\/?query=Isa+29%3A6&amp;version=NIV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Is 29:6<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.olivetree.com\/bible\/?query=Isa+30%3A30&amp;version=NIV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">30:30<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.olivetree.com\/bible\/?query=Ezek+13%3A10-16&amp;version=NIV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ezk 13:10\u201316<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.olivetree.com\/bible\/?query=Ezek+38%3A22&amp;version=NIV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">38:22<\/a>) or life\u2019s trials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Learn More with the Moody Bible Commentary<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"580\" src=\"http:\/\/www.olivetree.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/MoodyBibleCommentarySocial-1024x580.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-53661\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.olivetree.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/MoodyBibleCommentarySocial-1024x580.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.olivetree.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/MoodyBibleCommentarySocial-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.olivetree.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/MoodyBibleCommentarySocial-768x435.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.olivetree.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/MoodyBibleCommentarySocial-1536x870.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.olivetree.com\/store\/product.php?productid=25482\">Moody Bible Commentary<\/a> is an excellent one-volume commentary on the entire Bible. Nearly every verse is commented on by professors at Moody Bible Institute, along with maps and charts to aid you in learning about God\u2019s written word. Pick up your copy today and put this commentary to use in the Olive Tree app!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.olivetree.com\/store\/product.php?productid=25482\" style=\"background-color:#77aa3c\">MOODY BIBLE COMMENTARY<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The words of Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount are some of the most well-known among his followers, and even among those who don\u2019t recognize him as Lord. His original listeners were astounded by his teaching as well. 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