Until we are willing to quite literally like Abraham, give up everything; for when God asked him to sacrifice his son – it wasn’t only his son – for Abraham campaigned incessantly against the evil practice of child sacrifice, which was rampant in those day – hence, it was his prestige, his entire standing, he would have been seen as a hypocrite for eternity amongst his peers whom he was respected by – well, until we are ready to give everything for the sake of our beliefs; Our Beliefs Are Only As Strong As The Weakest Link!