He wants obedience through love and respect, not through terror and fear of punishment. The Body of Christ is the group of people who choose to believe in and follow the teachings and sacrifice of Christ Jesus. There are currently harmful divisions within the Body of Christ. These divisions are caused largely by misunderstanding what a Christian is and what we have to believe to be Christians. To come to a common understanding about the nature and beliefs of a Christian requires discussion.
Discussion requires good communication.
If we had better communication, I feel the Body of Christ would be a lot closer to God. When discussing our faith with other Christians and with those to whom we spread the Gospel, we often fail to understand how others' belief in what we say and the validity of our statements often depends upon how we say things and the terminology we use. We still have to attempt to live a Christlike life and ask forgiveness of our sins in order to avoid punishment. The exact nature of the Bible is another topic that causes divisions in the Body of Christ. Semantics such as interchanging God's name with the name of one of the Apostles when referring to authorship of passages in the Bible might turn people off to your message.