It is the invitation to common man to sanctify the world. We are all called to be with the Creator, but only the righteous shall join Him. Therefore, if our goal, our objective in life is to be with Him; what is Righteousness? How much 'right' must we do to be simply worthy?
The Church has already answered these questions, we must "bare our Cross and Follow Christ", or "Be perfect as your Father in Heaven is perfect." Christ gave us the Beatitudes, Moses presented the Commandments. This is the bare minimum we must achieve. But how are we even worthy, we, mortal creatures, created by him? The simple answer: God is pure and eternal Love. God loves us to His eternal Life. He wants us to return to Him, but that is our decision. He loves us so much that we can make our own decisions.
But if God is perfect, how can we be even close to perfection, if we are all simply Good and temptation to Sin? Lumen Gentium 40.2 answers this quite effectively: "All Christians in any state or walk of life are called to the fullness of Christian life and to the perfection of charity.(love)"
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