Why ?

Matthew 13:11-12….”Jesus answered them, “To you it has been granted to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been granted. For whoever has, to him more shall be given, and he will have an abundance; but whoever does not have, even what he has shall be taken away from him.””

For me ‘why’ and ‘what’ are the questions presented here. Why are some granted knowledge and others are not ? I would suggest that the difference between the ‘haves’ and the ‘have nots’ is that the ‘haves’ have insight, intuition and spiritual connection.

From a definition, intuition: the ability to understand something immediately without the need for conscious reasoning.

from Latin, late Latin and late Middle English(denoting spiritual insight or immediate spiritual connection)

Now for me insight should mean to look within…ie the heart, the spirit…..whereas ‘out-sight’ should imply reliance on the 5 senses. The ‘have nots’ take a literal reading of the parables and use logic and reasoning…..this produces the wisdom of men. What they have or understand is based on this and their inability to understand will result in frustration……what will be taken away is their faith in understanding anything.

I cringe when I hear ministers try to give a logical understanding of the parables. To me they are missing the mark. Literalism continues to be the death of the church and souls IMO…….