&gt; But of course, you&#x27;ll need to understand the context in which Jesus is teaching to understand all of what he&#x27;s saying in Matthew 5 and during his whole ministry.<p>The problem right here : context. If the teachings of the Bible (or the Quran) are bound to a specific context then they shouldn&#x27;t be worshiped like some universal and perfect teachings. Following these teachings then means following moral values that were only valid 2000 or 1300 years ago, in a specific context. Obviously one cannot live in a modern society while following the Bible or the Koran to the letter. While (most) Christians acknowledge that fact, irregardless of their beliefs in a creator, that&#x27;s not the case of every religious group.<p>That&#x27;s basically my problem with religion. It&#x27;s a travesty, it exploits the need for spirituality every man has by trying to impose some random moral values dictated by a &quot;superior being&quot; nobody but a prophet has access to, without even trying to satisfy that need for spirituality at first place (since we know nothing about that being except the fact that he is &quot;our creator&quot;). And since men are not omniscient of course these moral values are bound to the context in which they were chosen. Religion is not faith in (a) god, but more like faith in the teachings of a man that says he has seen god.