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You might be interested in "The Law of Love and the Law of Violence" by Tolstoy. He makes the same argument, that most Christians are terrible at following the actual teachings of Christ.
There's also Dostoevsky's story "The Grand Inquisitor" from The Brothers Karamazov, in which Jesus returns only to be told that the church no longer needs him or his ideals.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Grand_Inquisitor
Great example! Just read the book recently and loved it. The whole tavern conversation between the two brothers was very philosophically dense and insightful.
Why give a flying fuck to follow such when forgiveness, as a protestant, is a forever freebie if you ask but once and get that death promise.
Alternatively you can simply accept that the mouth runner will rape your kids and that's just fine.
Protestantism is heresy
https://www.saintdominicsmedia.com/500-years-of-protestantism-the-33-most-ridiculous-things-martin-luther-ever-wrote/
They're both lies. Catholics ain't special. There are more changes to the new testament than there are letters.
Oh and what's true to you?
Facts.
What a specific answer
Better than nothing but proven an edit since the claim with no substantial reality.