C hristianity does indeed offer the purest route to personal fulfillment. Yet, Christianity, in particular, is filled with paradoxes and difficult demands. Turn the other cheek.
Pride is a sin.
If you want to become rich, give away your money. If you truly want to be great, you must be a servant . And He said being persecuted in His name is a blessing . The last are first and the first are last. Indeed, as Charles Colson says, the words of Jesus challenge one to the very core of existence, putting at risk one's whole reason for living.