SPIRITUAL GROWTH
SPIRITUAL DECLINE
11 He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven,
but to them it is not given.
For this people's heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.
The knowledge of the kingdom of heaven is an imperative aspect that leads to surrendering to the Lordship of Jesus Christ.