Christ’s teachings moved his followers to follow Bible teachings, which meant avoiding “fornication, uncleanness, loose conduct, idolatry, practice of spiritism, enmities, strife, jealousy, fits of anger, contentions,... drunken bouts, revelries, and things like these. ” The apostle Paul reminded Corinthian Christians that some of them had once practiced these very things.
Kristuse õpetused ajendasid tema järelkäijaid elama Piibli õpetuste järgi, mis tähendas seda, et nad hoidusid sellistest tegudest ja hoiakutest nagu „hoorus, rüvedus, kiimalus, ebajumalateenistus, nõidus, vaen, riid, kade meel, vihastumised, jonn,... joomised, pidutsemised ja muu sellesarnane ”.