"..Their end is destruction, their god is their belly, and they glory in their shame, with minds set on earthly things."

"...And they stood up in their place and read from the Book of the Law of the LORD their God..."

But what do the first steps look like in the connection with Jesus?  To answer that, we can find an example of someone that started knowing nothing and how they took those first steps

"Come here, I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb."

"...seeing that His divine power has granted to us everything pertaining to life and godliness..."

"...for these are in opposition to one another,..."

"Have you not known?  Have you not heard?"

"For the LORD is a God of knowledge,..."

"It was God's plan for me to come here. I am here to save people's lives."

"...the time of my departure has come..."