Yes, but the things that need to be done in this life, surprise surprise, are not about strength and advancement for its followers. The glory and reward is conveniently hidden away in the afterlife, as a reward for passivity and not being too aggressive.
It has not served us well.
I find it amusing that the two primary narratives the jews push against Christianity are about its “excessive aggressiveness” when described by the “liberal jews” and its “excessive passivity” when described by the “conservative jews.” Somehow it’s both simultaneously.
That’s cool but I was a Christian who went to church twice a week for most of my childhood. My qualms are that it’s an alien religion that weakens us. I’ve never heard an actual jew say it’s too passive they usually just make fun of the followers for seeing Jesus in toast or something.
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