The Paradox of Jesus Teaching

The paradox of jesus teaching is, as long as you need your life to go a certain ay to be happy and at peace, you will never be happy. The final state of spiritual formation is what the ancients called apotheia. In greek, it's hard to translate into english, it's often translated peace or serenity. I just think of it as that calm you see in the face of only the most mature disciples ofjesus. To view ancient christian art is a cross cultural experience. We have to come to it with a spirit of humility and curiosity.