Prophet Without Honor

Exposure to Jesus and the gospel is no guarantee of faith. This is the situation at the time of Jesus, the lack of faith despite being exposed to Him. In the preceding stories, Jesus has displayed lordship over nature, demons, and death. But among his own people in Nazareth, he encounters misunderstanding and rejection. This passage is something that believers of all generations should look at and understand its profound implication – who are the true and the false followers?