Jesus did not worry about believing anything in order to get to heaven when he died. His only interest was to do what was called for in each situation as it arose, where and how it was called for. With Jesus, it came down to doing the right thing, in the right way, in the right place, at the right time. Which was the old Taoist formula presented in the Tao Te Ching about 500 years before Jesus was born. And is, to this day, the only thing that is asked of us by the time and place of our living all our life long.
Theology gets in the way of that kind of focus. Getting to heaven when we die is a self-centered, selfish, distraction. Getting what we want at any point along the way misses the point, which is to do what needs to be done, when, where and how it needs to be done, in each situation as it arises. For the joy of doing it and the satisfaction of having done it. And is the only thing that matters, anywhere, any time. Everywhere All the time.
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