The gospel of Matthew is one of the four New Testament gospels that presents the good news of Jesus Christ—that salvation is of grace alone, through faith alone, in Christ alone, to the glory of God alone. And Matthew does this by explaining that Jesus of Nazareth is the promised Messiah of the Hebrew Scripture—and our divine Savior & King.
A common misconception about Christianity is that, at its core, it is rooted in blind faith. But in reality, the Bible teaches that true Scriptural faith is rooted in three great realities: knowledge of the truth, mental assent to the truth, and an authentic trust or confidence in that truth.
In Matthew 7, Jesus describes the danger of making a false profession of faith in Jesus Christ—one that isn’t truly genuine. He describes this person as the foolish builder, one who is ultimately a false disciple. But He also describes the wise builder, who is found to be a true Christian.
At the end of the Sermon on the Mount, our Lord Jesus Christ speaks about the reality of deception, specifically that it’s possible to profess Jesus as Savior and Lord and not be truly saved.
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