Read the scriptures in context, you will be amazed.. This was a teaching to the saved..it was not a teaching on HOW TO BE SAVED
Context, context , context
Today it is recorded so all men may read it, but the goats will never understand it
Read the scriptures in context, you will be amazed.. This was a teaching to the saved..it was not a teaching on HOW TO BE SAVED
Read through to the end of Chapter 7. It was the crowds that Jesus was speaking to. Luke 7 (the finish of the sermon on the plain) is even more explicit.
Luke 7: 1 1 2 When he had finished all his words to the people, he entered Capernaum.
The crowds were astonished in Matthew and Luke 7 says that Jesus spoke to all the people. Your interpretation is wrong. However, since you have posted that you believe that the Gospels are OT anyway, does it make a difference to you?