for he taught them with authority, and not like the scribes.
The narrow gate is hardly wide enough to admit one at all; it expresses the difficulty of that first right step in religion, which requires triumph over all our natural inclinations. The wide gate and broad way lure many because they are easily entered and easily trodden.
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Commenting on Matthew 7:13-29
For he taught them as one having authority--The word "one," which our translators have here inserted, only weakens the statement. and not as the scribes--The consciousness of divine authority, as Lawgiver, Expounder and Judge, so beamed through His teaching, that the scribes teaching could not but appear drivelling in such a light. Next: Matthew Chapter 8
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