What are we called to do?

[Karadeniz]

2. I think one of the most difficult of jesus instructions is to love your enemy.

About the best I can usually do is to not hate them! However, Jesus was right: be perfect as your father is. Understanding the causes of unchristian behavior in others helps a lot, opening up the possibility of replacing hate with pity. It's a start!

I blame over. 1500 years of false teaching by the only available church for the difficulty people have in striving to achieve Jesus's instructions. Poor Martin Luther! He regarded our duty as so beyond his reach that he combed through scripture until he found a loophole: grace! No faith with works! Participation trophies for everyone!

Fortunately Jesus, to insure his secret knowledge of the soul and how it functions within the God System wouldn't be perverted by the unscrupulous, hid his knowledge within the oarables. I'm probably not the only person in. 2000 years to decode them, but their content isn't part of theology today.

Without giving things away, perfection is indeed necessary for salvation, but you have as long as you need beyond this lifetime to get there! For now, pick one or two character traits you feel could use improvement.