The greatness of God's love for us stands in stark contrast to the weakness of our love for Him. Why does God pour out grace with such abandon on a people who could not possibly return it with equal fervor? The story of the ruler who was forgiven an insurmountable debt only to turn and deal harshly with his own servant would suggest that God is expressing this level of grace that we may in turn view and deal with each other in the same grace. It is in this expression of love for one another that we find the capacity to return to God the worship that He is due. How can one hate his brother who he has seen but love God who he has not seen? When we get to know people we inevitably find things about them that we don't like. What makes us think that when we get to know God that we won't find the same thing? Scripture vividly illustrates that most people who get close to God have occasional disagreements with Him. Jonah, Elijah, David, Peter, Adam... It doesn't make us right because God's always right. It's simply to demonstrate that not everything about God is going to rub us the right way. Some things about Him rub you like sandpaper on a sunburn. But acceptance of His whole nature brings a powerful capacity to be changed by it. Isn't that the point? The Gospel of the Kingdom is 'come as you are' but not 'stay as you are'. That's a good thing. "...zeal for your house consumes me." Psalm 69