Build Your House on the Rock - luke 6:46-49

When do you know if we have learned? By putting it into practice. Without the practice and achieving the desired result, we surely don't know yet. So we can see that failing is part of the necessary learning process. We can have the sequence know -> do -> fail -> correct -> attain -> do again & again -> master.

Relating it to our faith:

What is the difference between a baby Christian and a mature Christian?

Baby Christians hear the words only and do not do it. They may not have the time to practice it yet.

Mature Christians put the words into practice again and again and their faith grows to overcome challenges on the way. They do not give in to temptations or threats.

How does one become mature? Simply hear + do.

Lessons:

• Doing what you learned is laying the foundation for your acquired knowledge. Learning without doing is only 50% of learning. You need to do it to fully understand and acquire it, In fact, you need to practice it often to master it.
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  论语：学而时习之，不亦说乎 "Is it not delightful to learn and constantly practice?"

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• Putting God's words into practice builds your faith and gives you the strength to overcome life challenges. Without practice, we don't really follow and obey them. John 14:15 If you love Me, you will keep My commandments.
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• Our faith must result in corresponding action - James 2:18 But someone may well say, 'You have faith and I have works; show me your faith without the works, and I will show you my faith by my works.
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• Wang Yangming's theory of "unity of knowledge and action": First, knowledge and action are just one effort and cannot be separated. The so-called "effort" refers to the process of cognition and practice. Second, the relationship between knowledge and action is interdependent: knowledge is the starting point of action, guiding it, and true knowledge not only can be practiced but is already in action; action is the destination of knowledge, realizing it, and truly sincere action already involves a clear and insightful knowledge. Third, the fundamental purpose of "action" in the effort of knowledge and action is to thoroughly overcome the "unwholesome thoughts" and attain the ultimate goodness, which essentially is a process of moral cultivation and practice. -Quote from the internet.