[TigersEye]

...the first important thing to remember when you face an objection like this. Distinguish between what a person does and what the code they claim to follow actually asserts. Christianity is one thing, and if we're going to fault Christianity we must fault its teachings and not fault it because there are people who say they are Christians but then live a life that is totally morally divergent from what Christianity actually teaches.

True. I have been defending Christianity using that logic for over thirty years.

[.30Carbine]

The Difference Jesus Makes

This is one of the major differences between Jesus and the founders of other religions--He made Himself the issue. We find Jesus asking His disciples the following question:

He said to them, "But who do you say that I am?" (Matthew 16:15).

He asked this question to secure a commitment, either for Him or against Him. We do not find the founders of the other world religions doing such a thing. When the Jewish religious leaders brought Jesus to Pontius Pilate their accusation against Him was as follows:

We have a law, and by that law He ought to die because He made Himself out to be the Son of God (John 19:7).

Therefore, contrary to the founders of all the other major religions, it is the identity of Jesus Christ, not His teachings,
[or, may I add, His followers,] that is the major issue.

(From Khepera's worthy post above.)