OMG We have a martyr

[dannubis]

If you don't rely on external guidance for moral decisions your decisions will be selfish.

Care to elaborate?

[dannubis]

If you read more of his teachings you'll realize that not everyone is called to follow Christ in the exact same way that the 12 disciples did.

That is a cop out.

[Jon Miller]

That is a cop out.

Have you read the Bible?

This is what the apostles themselves said.

JM

[Imran Siddiqui]

Though he doesn't tell one of the 12 to sell their goods and follow him, but someone who comes to him wanting to follow him... who pauses because he has a lot of possessions.

[Kidlicious]

Care to elaborate?

What isn't external can only be internal.

[dannubis]

Have you read the Bible?

This is what the apostles themselves said.

JM

:eyeopener:

So you can choose in which points to follow Christ ?

That explains a lot of "Christian" behaviour.

[dannubis]

What isn't external can only be internal.

and you think only religion can provide that ?

A good education goes a long way as well...

[Kidlicious]

and you think only religion can provide that ?

A good education goes a long way as well...

I didn't say only religion influences us morally. I believe the claim made by Cry is that any external influence is bad.