I'm not sure what you are talking about. You say, "I see much of the Christ that I was brought up to know in him." Are you talking about Christ Himself or when you say "in him" someone else, if so who? Which man is not attempting to be knowingly devious again do you mean Christ?
I am also confused about what you say about a better world and unevolved status. Did Our Lord become Man to improve our living conditions here on earth or to offer us eternal salvation with Him in the next world?