When Jesus had finished saying these things, the crowds were astonished at His teaching,
His teaching was grave yet clear, eloquent without ornament, ardent without affectation. That majesty evident in His sermons proved He was sent by God. When Christ's doctrine is accompanied by the Spirit's energy, it makes all who hear it astonished believers, reformed in their very manner of life.
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Mere words will not save you. Saying Lord, Lord means nothing without obedience; Christ established a religion of power, not empty profession. He judges the heart, and He will reject those whose actions contradict their claims, however loud their verbal devotion.
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Commenting on Matthew 7:21-29
By these sayings I mean not only what He delivered on the mountain, but the whole body of doctrine already made known to the people. Where He had given them a complete taste of His teaching on all sides, all were seized with astonishment because a strange, indescribable majesty drew their minds to Him.
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