29 The man who hears the words of life and does them not is like the man who builds his house upon the sand, which when the floods come on, is washed away and all is lost.
30 But he who hears the words of life and in an honest, sincere heart receives and treasures them and lives the holy life,
31 Is like the man who builds his house upon the rock; the floods may come, the winds may blow, the storms may beat upon his house; it is not moved.
32 Go forth and build your life upon the solid rock of truth, and all the powers of the evil one will shake it not.
33 And Jesus finished all his sayings on the mount and then he, with the twelve, returned unto Capernaum.
_The Christines at the home of Jesus. Jesus unfolds to them the secret doctrine. They go through all Galilee and teach and heal. Jesus brings to life the son of a widow at Nain. They return to Capernaum._
The twelve apostles went with Jesus to his home, and there abode for certain days.
2 And Jesus told them many things about the inner life that may not now be written in a book.
3 Now, in Capernaum there lived a man of wealth, a Roman captain of a hundred men, who loved the Jews and who had built for them a synagogue.
4 A servant of this man was paralyzed, and he was sick nigh unto death.
5 The captain knew of Jesus and had heard that by the sacred Word he healed the sick, and he had faith in him.
6 He sent a message by the elders of the Jews to Jesus, and he plead for help.
7 And Jesus recognized the captain’s faith and went at once to heal the sick; the captain met him on the way and said to him,
8 Lo, Lord, it is not well that you should come into my house; I am not worthy of the presence of a man of God.
9 I am a man of war; my life is spent with those who ofttimes take the lives of fellow men,
10 And surely he who comes to save would be dishonored if he came beneath my roof.
11 If you will speak the Word I know my servant will be well.
12 And Jesus turned and said to those who followed him,
13 Behold the captain’s faith; I have not seen such faith, no, not in Israel.
14 Behold, the feast is spread for you; but while you doubt and wait, the alien comes in faith and takes the bread of life.
15 Then turning to the man he said, Go on your way; according to your faith so shall it be; your servant lives.