Better and simpler:  Humility brings us closer to God than do pride, vanity, love of comfort. 

When Jesus said "I am the way, the truth, and the life" He was giving the apostles

order
clarity
certainty
a rule

When He appeared in an apparition to St Paul he wasn't giving St Paul an answer to a research question. 

When He told his followers that "...on that day they will fast" He wasn't showing them a new yoga position.