The scriptures are often misinterpreted because man attempts to apply his carnal knowledge to spiritual things. But, because Jesus always spoke in parables, man must decipher everything that He said through a spiritual filter. This is how God purposed it to bring us into true relationship with Him, through the realm of understanding. Indeed, if we lack understanding, we are to first ask God. I love how He designed that; don't you? The term "babe," i.e. childlike, for example, in the following passage, has nothing at all to do with age, nor even stage in life; but rather "SUBMISSION," an unabashed, undeterred, devoted willingness to do the will of the Father.
Jesus Rejoices in the Spirit
In that hour Jesus rejoiced in the Spirit and...