The teachings of Jesus Christ are optional for true Christians
The surfing bit reminded me of the Demotivators' poster: Every body on Mt. Everest was once a highly motivated person. https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fi.pinimg.com%2F474x%2F04%2F66%2F09%2F046609299a3c14cb71e531f39cde3e22.jpg&f=1&nofb=1&ipt=d2d107df5329b0c9b141eb0324b66d30e0ddcc75ea3796020c3c3f7b5c9ed200&ipo=images
And I think the end of that was something to the effect of..."So maybe calm down a bit."
The surfing bit reminded me of the Demotivators' poster: Every body on Mt. Everest was once a highly motivated person. https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fi.pinimg.com%2F474x%2F04%2F66%2F09%2F046609299a3c14cb71e531f39cde3e22.jpg&f=1&nofb=1&ipt=d2d107df5329b0c9b141eb0324b66d30e0ddcc75ea3796020c3c3f7b5c9ed200&ipo=images
And I think the end of that was something to the effect of..."So maybe calm down a bit."