"Jesus Christ cannot be separated from his teachings. Aristotle says to his disciples, ―Follow my teachings.‖ Socrates says to his disciples, ―Follow my teachings.‖ Buddha says to his disciples, ―Follow my meditations.‖ Confucius says to his disciples, ―Follow my sayings.‖ Muhammad says to his disciples, ―Follow my noble pillars.‖ Jesus says to his disciples, ―Follow me.‖ In all other religions, a follower can follow the teachings of its founder without having a relationship with that founder. Not so with Jesus Christ. The teachings of Jesus cannot be separated from Jesus himself. Jesus Christ is still alive and he embodies his teachings."
Leonard Sweet & Frank Viola, A Jesus manifesto (read the full thing here)