Why did Jesus intentionally confuse people?
Curiously Kaitlyn
Phil Vischer
4.9 • 865 Ratings
🗓️ 31 March 2026
⏱️ 35 minutes
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Summary
Ever read something Jesus said and thought… wait, was that supposed to make sense? One young listener asks why Jesus seemed to intentionally confuse people in Mark 4, and it turns out she's stumbled onto one of the hardest passages in the Gospels. Kaitlyn and Mike dig into the parable of the sower, Jesus' surprising quote from Isaiah, and whether God actually wants some people not to understand. They also wrestle with a tension many of us feel: why doesn't God just make everything clearer? The answer has less to do with intelligence and more to do with relationship, trust, and timing.
0:00 - Theme Song
1:15 - Why Does Jesus Confuse People?
2:45 - Mark 4
10:19 - Old Testament God
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21:22 - Truth Must Be Revealed
28:55 - Truth is Deep
34:54 - End Credits
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to Curiously Caitlin, where we try to make theology make sense. |
| 0:06.6 | I don't know. |
| 0:10.1 | That doesn't make any sense. |
| 0:14.3 | Curiously, Kate, yeah. |
| 0:19.7 | Welcome back to another Curiously, Caitlin. |
| 0:22.1 | I am joined once again by producer Mike. |
| 0:24.2 | Mike, how are you? |
| 0:25.3 | Caitlin, today I am feeling dazed and confused. |
| 0:30.1 | I actually, I mean, you had like a long weekend. |
| 0:32.3 | You just were saying you're tired. |
| 0:33.8 | So that actually fits, dazed and confused. |
| 0:36.5 | Dazed and confused. |
| 0:37.6 | I don't know, maybe it's inappropriate that I can reference that movie. |
| 0:40.6 | I don't think I've ever seen that movie. |
| 0:42.1 | What movie? |
| 0:42.9 | Oh my gosh, Caitlin. |
| 0:44.5 | Dazed and Confuse is like a famous movie in the 80s. |
| 0:47.0 | Oh, the name is Dazed and Confused. |
| 0:49.2 | Yes. |
| 0:49.7 | Oh. |
| 0:50.2 | And it's like about a bunch of people who are partaking in a substance that might make them dazed and confused. I almost just said it. And then I realized, oh, you have children. I don't know, you know, listening. The point is the movie is about people who are dazed and confused. Yes, exactly. And you are as well. I am. But for a different reason. For a different reason. Let's declare. Okay. Before I dig myself further into this poll, let's listen to this week's question. |
| 1:16.4 | Why does Jesus confuse people on purpose, but then get mad at them, |
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