Hook: Why do people tend to be skeptical of new ideas? What results from this skepticism?

Book: Some people could not accept the teaching of Jesus because they mistakenly assumed that it contradicted the Old Testament. Jesus commended teachers who accepted and taught the wonderful unity of God’s progressive revelation, which sees Jesus and His teaching connecting perfectly with the old. These people discovered that the things predicted by the prophets of old were fulfilled in Jesus. No wonder the apostle Paul stated in 2 Timothy 3:16 that all Scripture is God-breathed and useful.

Took: What pressures bind your thinking and bring staleness to your walk with God?  How could you read the Bible with a more open attitude?