511th Post Jesus Parables Con't. - Parable of the Wise and Foolish Builders - Matthew 7: 24 - 27.

Matthew 7: 24 - 27; Luke 6: 47 - 49. Wise and Foolish Builders, 1st post.
Therefore whoever hears these sayings of Mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on the rock: and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it did not fall, for it was founded on the rock.  But everyone who hears these sayings of Mine, and does not do them, will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand: the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house, and it fell.  And great was its fall.
This was spoken by Jesus about 1 - 1.1/2 years into His earthly Ministry, and is included in His Sermon on the Mount.  Jesus was telling the people that there was more to serving God, then just going to the Temple and offering Sacrifices.  They were to listen to the Word of God that was preached to them, and then go out and do what the Word of God taught. By doing so, they were living the Word of God.  This was God's plan from the beginning.  This was part of the teaching of Moses, but the people did not continue to hear and do God's Word.  This is a trap, we can fall into today as well.  We need to be not hearer's only, but doers as well.