The Parable of Wise
And Foolish builders

Jesus said,
Beware of false prophets, 
which come to you in 
sheep's clothing, but inwardly
 they are ravening wolves.
You shall know them 
by their fruits. Do men
 gather grapes of thorns,
 or figs of thistles?
Even so every good tree 
brings forth good fruit;
 but a corrupt tree brings
 forth evil fruit.
A good tree cannot bring 
forth evil fruit, neither
 can a corrupt tree bring 
forth good fruit.
Every tree that brings
 not forth good fruit is
 hewn down, and cast 
into the fire.
Wherefore by their fruits
 you shall know them.
Not every one that
 said unto me, Lord, Lord,
 shall enter into the 
 kingdom of heaven; but
 he that does the will
 of my Father who is 
in heaven.
Many will say to me
 in that day, Lord, 
Lord, have we not prophesied 
 in your name? and in 
your name have cast
 out devils? and in 
your name done many
 wonderful works?
And then will I profess
 unto them, I never 
knew you: depart from
 me, you that work iniquity.

Therefore whosoever hears these 
sayings of mine, and does them,
 I will liken him unto 
a wise man,
 which built his house 
upon a rock:     
And 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.
And every one that hears
 these sayings of mine, and
 does them not, shall be
 likened unto a foolish man,
 which built his house upon
  the sand:
And the rain descended,
 and the floods came, and
 the winds blew, and beat
 upon that house; and it
 fell: and great was the
 fall of it.
(Matthew 7:15-27)

And he spoke a parable
 unto them,
 Can the blind lead 
the blind? Shall they
 not both fall into
 the ditch?
The disciple is not
 above his master: but 
every one that is perfect
 shall be as his master.
And why behold you the
 mote that is in your
 brother's eye, but perceive 
not the beam that is 
in your own eye?
Either how can you say
 to your brother, Brother,
 let me pull out the mote
 that is in your eye,
 when you yourself behold 
not the beam that is in
 your own eye? You hypocrite,
 cast out first the beam 
out of your own eye, and
 then shall you see clearly
 to pull out the mote 
that is in your brother's
 eye.
For a good tree
 brings not forth corrupt
 fruit; neither does a
 corrupt tree bring forth
 good fruit.
For every tree is
 known by his own fruit.
 For of thorns men do
 not gather figs, nor
 of a bramble bush gather
 they grapes.
A good man out of
 the good treasure of
 his heart brings forth
 that which is good;
 and an evil man out
 of the evil treasure
 of his heart brings
 forth that which is
 evil: for of the abundance
 of the heart his
 mouth speaks.
And why call you me,
 Lord, Lord, and do not
 the things which I say?      
Whosoever comes to me,
 and hears my sayings,
 and does them, I will
 show you to whom he
 is like:
He is like a man
 which built an house,
 and dug deep, and laid
the foundation on a rock:
 and when the flood arose,
 the stream beat vehemently
upon that house, and 
could not shake it: for 
it was founded upon a
 rock.
 But he that hears,
 and does not, is like
 a man that without a 
foundation built an house 
upon the earth; against
 which the stream did
 beat vehemently, and
 immediately it fell; and
 the ruin of that  house
 was great.
(Luke 6: 39-49)
A wise builder builds 
a house on the foundation
of the Lord.
A wise builder's foundation
is the Lord Jesus Christ.
A wise builder everlasting
foundation of the Lord
Jesus Christ.
A foolish builder without 
a foundation builds a house
upon the earth.
It is  a house is built 
on man's method of vanity 
and pride. 
 A foolish builder 
knows not the Lord .
Jesus said ,
Love your neighbour as yourself.
We have neighbours all round us.
Not all of the neighbours
have the Lord in their hearts.
Love will turn their heart
 over to the Lord Jesus Christ.
Forgiveness is always by the
grace of God and based on 
Christ's atonement.
Since God has such an abundance of 
forgiving Spirit, it is expected
that the believer should have
a forgiving spirit. God has
already forgiven so much.
(Eph. 4:32)
The Lord tells that in
asking for forgiveness , we
must always say,
As we forgive
We are to reconciled with our
neighbors before we offer gift  
at the altar. God does not 
forgive an unforgiving spirit.
Our hearts must reach out for
our neighbors in love.
A foolish builder can become
a wise builder when he 
turns  to the Lord Jesus Christ
as his foundation.
He will no longer be a selfish
man. He will have the Jesus
Christ in his heart.
Love will make you wise.
Wisdom comes from the Lord.
For those who seek wisdom ,
 God will give them abundant
wisdom.