The Reasons why "Just Following Jesus" Doesn't work

[jenny1972]

well what is considered right and wrong depends upon the culture doesnt it ? what is acceptable in one culture might be considered very very wrong in another it depends on the people and what the people think about it .

But that's not what I asked. I chose the phrase "would be considered wrong by modern standards" with precision; and I don't expect you to have firsthand, in-depth knowledge of other cultures. Perhaps try again?  

no i think by modern standards what jesus taught would be acceptable aka "right" in our culture (im American) although our culture today is different than that one and so some teachings do not apply because it is absent from our culture.

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What's the difference between saying "they should be", and "it would be better if they were"? The latter is just a nicer way of saying the same thing, and we know christians have taken that kind of idea seriously. People have been killed and persecuted by christians for spreading a different religion, or just not converting to christianity. What good does it do to try to soften it when historically people have done exactly that sort of thing, and could easily use the bible to justify it?

i agree with you on that christians have definately used the information in the Bible as justification for horrible acts .