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What do you think Christ taught? The will of God.
So you're glossing now and reading into the text your interpretation of what it means. Why didn't you just say so instead of pretending it was in the text?
And no, Jesus didn't teach the "will of God". He taught a lot of things, including how to cure sick people with spit. So a genuine dispute now exist as to your interpretation. See? That's why oversimplifications like the one you just indulged in don't get us anywhere. The gospel raise many questions about what it means to be a Christian, and that takes at the very least the courage to realize that the gospel raises many questions about what it means to be a Christian. No easy answers.
And here's a concept: the gospel isn't about Jesus teachings at all, but God's love for us, as expressed through his willingness to allow his very own son to die in order to prove the depth of that love. Hence John 3:16. Nothing about teaching there.