In a Facebook meme, when the question was asked, "What did Jesus do to get Himself crucified?", someone answered, "He told them to be kind to one another." The things that Jesus taught go against the grain of human nature, rubbing people the wrong way, getting in the way of their plans, sadly even to God's called out ones with a dab of His Holy Spirit. Deep down, most people think Jesus Christ's teaching on love, forbearance, and mercy is incredibly naïve in the real world. The fruits of the spirit are considered 'soft' virtues, as contrasted with the attributes of strength, power, ambition, and pride, more in line with the Darwinian survival of the fittest, nature red in fang and claw ideals. Our doctrines in the Body of Christ do not lead us to wealth in the world, but the Kingdom of God, where God will transfer us into His children after our resurrection (I John 3:1-3). In Matthew 5:43-48, Jesus says "You have heard that it was said "You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy" (a statement never stated but assumed by the Jews). Jesus proclaimed that loving our enemies leads us to perfection, behaving just as Almighty God does. Many scriptures direct us to show kindness to strangers and even our enemies who persecute us (Exodus 23:4-5, Leviticus 19:19:34, and Proverbs 25:21-22). With the help of God's Spirit, we are to override the fight or flight principle which we have ingrained for the past 6,000 years, paying forward the blessings God has given us (Romans 5:6-10) when we were still rebelling against Him. We must become living sacrifices (Romans 12:1-2, 14) living peaceably with all men, overcoming evil with good, allowing Almighty God to redirect our character to perfection (living as God does, absorbing His limitless characteristics). We cannot rest on our oars or laurels, but figuratively march uphill in double tim