![]() The wise man is the believer whose life is built upon the Rock of Christ in this world he has faith and hope, and in the next everlasting life and love (see 1 Corinthians 13:13). All through the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus presented Himself as the final authority on and fulfiller of the Law He ends the sermon with a call to heed His message and, in fact, find one’s security in Him (see 1 Corinthians 3:11).Īs we follow the Lord, learning to trust and obey Him, we receive a reward: our “house” is steady and solid, unshaken by circumstances. But a wise man will follow the words of God despite these pressures-not as a way to “show off” or earn salvation, but because he trusts God. And often, our own feelings pull us toward doing the exact opposite of what the Bible says. It seems at times that everything in the world is set up to make us turn away from God’s words. The proper foundation for a life is Jesus’ words-not just the hearing of them, but the doing of them, too (see James 1:22). The spiritual meaning of the parable is found in Matthew 7:24: “Everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock.” We are each building a life. In contrast, it is wise to build one’s house on a sure foundation anchoring to bedrock makes a building withstand the test.īut Jesus’ sermon was not concerned with house construction or building code violations. This will waste resources, and all the time and work put into building the house in the first place will have gone for nothing. With a literal house, it is unwise to build on sand, because the foundation will be unsteady and the house will eventually suffer some kind of damage. The meaning of this parable is quite obvious: proper foundations are necessary. ![]() The house built upon a rock weathered the storm, and the builder is called wise but the house built on the sand collapsed during the storm, and the builder is called foolish. During His Sermon on the Mount, Jesus told a story about two men: one who built his house upon a rock and another who built his house upon sand. To change things up, he invented the alternative gibberish you hear at the beginning of the recording.The story of the wise man who built his house upon a rock is found in Matthew 7:24–27. According to drummer Rick Allen, their producer Mutt Lange had grown tired of counting off "one, two, three, four" during recording sessions. Although people have long wondered what these words mean, Ultimate Classic Rock reports the answer is both whimsical and frustratingly simple. Elliott's bandmates heard him singing and realized he had the chorus for their next metal anthem.īesides the Biblical verses in the song, "Rock of Ages" gave birth to one of the great mysteries of headbanger music thanks to the song's intro, "Gunter glieben glauten globen." (Offspring fans should also be familiar with this bit of Germanic blather as it opens "Pretty Fly (For a White Guy)"). A Bible was left in the studio open to the hymn 'Rock of Ages.' So, I picked it up and started singing." The rest would be history. He explained, "We let somebody use the studio the night before, and they held a Bible study session. In an interview with VH1, Joe Elliott recalled having the music prepared but no lyrics. The debacle prompted Wilkins to record an album entitled the "Original Rolling Stone," which includes his song renamed "Prodigal Son," as reported by Goldmine Magazine. Because Wilkins was still alive, kicking, and performing at Blues festivals when the Rolling Stones stole his song, they got in trouble for nabbing his work. And Mick Jagger even affects a slight accent in keeping with the Southern Blues atmosphere (via Philippe Margotin and Jean-Michel Guesdon's " The Rolling Stones: All the Songs"). ![]() Like Wilkins' original version, the Rolling Stones use spare instrumentation throughout the song. After flagrantly spending it all, the son returns home impoverished and ashamed. But in an ironic twist, the Rolling Stones lifted the song from The Reverend Robert Wilkins without giving the country-blues singer any credit, per Stephen Davis' " Old Gods Almost Dead: The 40-Year Odyssey of the Rolling Stones." Apparently, they skipped Exodus 20:15 and the seventh of the Ten Commandments, "You shall not steal." This is especially rich considering the song details the main character running off with his father's money.
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