He gives us wise men to guide us, holy men to show us the way, Saint Joseph to be an example to fathers; the Blessed Virgin Mary to be an example to mothers; Saint Peter to teach us about courage, loyalty, and human failings; Saul of Tarsus to teach us that we can be wrong, and Saint Paul to teach us that even if we are wrong, God can put us right—et cetera, et cetera, et cetera.
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Jesus said “Be Holy, for I Am Holy.”
He never said, “Be like Moses, Be like Noah, Be like Mary, Be like Peter...etc...”
Set aside your detestable practices; love and obey The Lord.
Why is that so hard to understand? Maybe it is because they do not want to understand. They had rather believe lies than find the truth for themselves.