Hey, I think the Jedi stole bits and pieces from about all of the religious beliefs. They even got some of them right. :-)
That said, God hates sin. I don’t think hating sin leads to suffering. It is sin that does.
A person exercising perfect faith in Jesus does not fear. And a fearful person is not exercising perfect faith in Jesus.
And the challenging part is the word “perfect”.
Does Mormonism Scare you? No. Does the thought of a Mormon US President scare you? No. The thought of an Obama 2nd term scares the hell out of me! Under the Constitution holding any office of public trust doesn’t require a religious test. To paraphrase Jefferson, “It doesn’t bother me if a man says there are twenty Gods or no God, it neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg.” Just so, ANYBOBY BUT OBAMA.
Indeed. There is no perfection to be found in man. We are imperfect by nature.
Only in accepting G-d through Jesus do we even begin to approach a state of perfection. He is "the way, the truth and the light."
It is the only true path to redemption.
As a corollary, one of my favorite quotes fits;
"A man without fear cannot be controlled."