Certain messages are appropriate for those who are inside the faith, but make no sense to those outside the faith. These messages are not going to be understandable to those who do not share our faith and our world view that arises from our faith. For instance: Christians see the story of the Cross as a story of great power; non-Christians see it as something gross, gruesome, awful, ghastly, violent, appalling, or horrific. Jesus is preparing his specially selected followers for their ministries. He is focusing on giving them messages they can understand, but those outside their group will not. This is a great reminder that those who do not know Jesus will not understand many things we believe, teach, and say. We shouldn't get discouraged; this has always been true. Rather than becoming frustrated, we need to give thanks that God has made these things known to us and then find effective ways to introduce the people in our world to the grace of Jesus so that one day each of them can share in Jesus' truth.