Our relationship with God, regardless of our religious background or lack thereof, is the ultimate cause of good in our lives, for without it we would be nothing. Of course, no one is absolutely perfect. Since everyone lacks the divine truth of God's word, there is no path to perfection. From the Christian's point of view, achieving perfection means living just as Jesus of Nazareth lived His life; it means living exactly the way He preaches to His followers, which is impossible. Likewise, from the point of view of unbelievers, perfection cannot be achieved. Does this imply that Christians live better lives than nonbelievers because they follow Jesus and try harder to keep His word? Priests, Bible scholars, pastors, and numerous other categories of teachers of the Holy Scriptures believe that our relationship with God is the most important part of our lives. Jesus is the Son of God, the One who gave His life to alleviate our sins. Jesus was sinless because He is the Son of God. Jesus was perfect in His life. On the other hand, none of us as mortal humans are perfect, yet we are still loved by God unconditionally. This does not mean we are Divine. However, our relationship with God would be closer if we had sinned less than we actually have. So why are we loved unconditionally? And does God love us all the same? How does this contradict the ideology that some people have a closer relationship with God than others? Also, why is there a Heaven and a Hell? I will begin by suggesting the idea that as Christian followers, our relationship with God is directly related to the success we have in life, as follows... middle of paper... ....and without the Id in our lives, we have nothing; we are nothing. Without relating to God in any way, it doesn't matter how much work we put in during our lives to serve others besides God: in the end, it doesn't matter. Works Cited 1 The Relational God: Thomas Aquinas and Beyond by Catherine M. LaCugna , pp. 6492 The Relational God: Thomas Aquinas and Beyond by Catherine M. LaCugna, pp. 6553 The Relational God: Thomas Aquinas and Beyond by Catherine M. LaCugna, pp. 6474The Relational God: Thomas Aquinas and Beyond by Catherine M. LaCugna, pp. The Relational God: Thomas Aquinas and Beyond by Catherine M. LaCugna, pp. 6556 The Relational God: Thomas Aquinas and Beyond by Catherine M. LaCugna, pp. 659; LaCugna describes God as relational through the trinity.7 The Relational God: Aquinas and Beyond by Catherine M. LaCugna, pp. 6488The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver, pp. 309