I would say that it is totally impossible for any human being to love their neighbor as himself. Our entire nature demands that we look out for our own needs first. Only that HSM relationship with Christ allows us to approach the place where we can love our neighbor equally with ourselves.
The person who really does love his neighbor as himself will be a remarkable person to us. It is very unusual and attractive to see someone who acts in a selfless manner and who puts the needs of others ahead of his own. But is he really remarkable, when he is only doing something that is commanded by God? God's commands are what He expects from us. They are not "extra credit questions". But if something is commanded of God, then it is possible for each of us to attain it through Christ.
We should not hold commandments from God out as goals that only a few are capable of completing. 1 John 5 tells us that "(God's) commands are not burdensome, for everyone born of God overcomes the world." Everyone includes you and me. Let's begin allowing God to make us into people who love their neigbors.
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