Read Matthew 13:57.
"And they took offence at Him." Why? The context (13:53-56) says that offence came because Jesus said things straightforwardly, powerfully and wisely. Their common sense had no place for His truth. What they couldn't explain they refused to accept. As a consequence, they received the "nothing" that their framework conditioned them to expect (13:58).
Today rationalism works like this: "This claim of truth has been forwarded to an automatic voice message system." What's the pre-determined message? If it's not what I want to hear or if it challenges any dearly held understanding, then reject it.
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