Introduction

• Ephesians 3:4

Read it to learn what it says.

• Mark 8:31-32; 9:31-32 - Jesus spoke plainly and they did not understand because of their bias.
• John 21:21-23

Double-check what you think you know.

• Acts 17:11 - This is the attitude we need to have.
• Can you point to a Bible verse to back up what you believe?
• There is a lost of difference between what you know and what you think you know.
• Matthew 22:23-33
• Acts 2:38

Don’t over-complicate it.

• Psalms 119:130
• Mark 12:37 - Jesus talked to everyone!
• II Timothy 2:15
• Matthew 22:39 - This is a simple truth. Don’t try to overcomplicate it or find loopholes (Luke 10).

Don’t over-simplify it.

• John 18:36
• John 6:14
• John 5:39
• Isaiah 9:6
• Isaiah 53:5
• Daniel 2:44 - Sometimes there are details in the text that really require some thought.
• Exodus 3:6
• Luke 20:34-38 - Jesus rebuked them for not inferring what they should have.