A Predisposition to Unbelief

Matthew 13:53 And when Jesus had finished these parables, he went away from there, 54 and coming to his hometown he taught them in their synagogue, so that they were astonished, and said, “Where did this man get this wisdom and these mighty works? 55 Is not this the carpenter's son? Is not his mother called Mary? And are not his brothers James and Joseph and Simon and Judas? 56 And are not all his sisters with us? Where then did this man get all these things?” 57 And they took offense at him. But Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor except in his hometown and in his own household.” 58 And he did not do many mighty works there, because of their unbelief.

The majority of this chapter has to do with parables: how He taught with them; why He used them; how to interpret them.  He gave his disciples "on the job training" in understanding them. He then took them from His training center to where He had grown up.  People there had a different perspective of Him. They never had viewed Him as a Rabbi, let alone a prophet, even less so the Messiah.  They refused to accept even the possibility He was anything more than the carpenter's son, an everyday, insignificant person.  What predispositions do we have to not believe and receive what He has to say to us?