I was always good in school with religion quizzes. I knew the answers. But even with the answers, I was still selfish, self-centered, anxious, unkind, judgmental, and envious. What gives? Well, there was a fellow in the Gospel who asked Jesus what was the greatest commandment. Jesus told him it is to love God with every level of your being and to love your neighbor as yourself. The fellow answered that Jesus was right. The fellow even repeated the answer. Jesus said, "You are not far from the kingdom."
The fellow with the right answer is not far from the kingdom, but he is not in it either. Why? Because to be in the kingdom, he has to actually do/live the answer in his daily life. Knowing the answer in your head is like getting partial credit. Full credit comes with living it out. Lots of people know the catechism and the rules, but they still have a ways to go to be followers of Jesus, the Way. Jesus did not say, "Learn the Answers." He said, "Follow me."
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