African American

Levels of understanding, the outer, stated messages and the hidden understanding known to the "perfect" (initiates). Current American Christianity doesn't even qualify for the "children" level! Scripture outright states, you must love others, even your enemy, so churches are failing to try for even the expressed instructions. Forget about being able to analyze the truths hidden in the parables. At least those can be accessed, whereas Paul says he's not telling the mystery. So, they grab onto faith, grace, forgiveness... things Paul states, so they can't be the hidden truths.

I should write a book, but I'm so lazy...