Jordyn you mentioned trying to think the same way about things as Jesus. This would seem to be the closest we could get to truly following his teachings and living as he prescribed. If only there was a direct mental download in order to have this instantly. Funnily enough this was attempted by the second generation of Neuro Linguistic programmers who modelled the mind of Jesus so that it could be easily installed and replicated by people who were interested. They studied his actions from the bible and mapped out his over-arching beliefs, responses, ideas, emotional states, etc. They then started to integrate these into their own minds and lived this model. This seems to me a very objective and full way of being Christian. Connie Rae Andreas was one of the main creators. You can find her work very quickly after a quick search on the net. On the subject of idolatry of Roman Catholicism compared to the purity of simply worshipping Abrahams God, well i see similarities between this and Buddhism. Buddhism starts with Hinyana, simple negation of all thoughts to achieve enlightenment. Later developments were Mahayana and Tantra which start to work at a more esoteric level. They are in effect the same thing though. The successful culmination of all these trainings leads to a very similar way of being in the world. Lastly, surely disdain towards others is just a sign that is still a part of you that thinks it knows more. That is in itself just a sign that there is a part of you that is lacking Christs vision.I think of it like this, if their esoteric idolatry helps them achieve the mind of christ then it is useful and worthy thing to follow. I know in myself that i find it difficult to follow very simple instructions. I often need things spiced up a little to hold my attention. That is just the way my psychological make-up is. Much like any genetic predispositions i might have. Why hate those of us who need crutches to limp our way towards God?