I think the whole point of Jesus was that he was enlightened, but that doesn't mean you don't have to suffer in the physical world. The physical and spiritual are two different things. What I meant was they're not in conflict, so why should their followers be in conflict?
jesus was not enlightened in the buddhist sense. not even close. not to take anything away from jesus, but he was not enlightened.
physical world is in conflict with spiritual side imo. our body is a constant reminder of physical suffering, death, incomfort of all sorts, hungry, ect. from the moment we open our eye, the physical body have constant demands that needs to be satisfied just to not suffer.
then, the body and the promise of the pleasure of sense is another obstacle to spiritual progress.
what is spiritual progress? imo, its purification. its the most important and basis of any religion. if your practice doesnt bring purification and simplification of one life's goal and one's life daily living, his practice is not spiritual, but material.
So, love purify. when you love, you dont hate, so for that moment, purification occurs. but besides love, respect, I dont see much teaching of value in Christianity.
why people are in conflict with jesus? because he doesnt bring enough solution to worldy problem we all have? maybe also because christian religion have created unimaginable massacre. religion, for good reason, has a bad reputation to any intelligent mind. just by looking at the negative impact religion has had on humanity,it would be foolish not to critic the major religions, take out the bullshit and take whats important into their message