Much of his teachings were this way, he exhorted his followers to embody certain characteristics and be a certain type of person, not to simply perform a particular action. The doctrine of Christianity is similar to this, one cannot enter heaven by simply performing deeds, as Jesus said in the book of Matthew: “In that day many will say to me, 'Lord, Lord , have we not prophesied in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and done many mighty works in your name? And then I will declare to them: “I never knew you; depart from me…” Here Jesus is telling people that actions do not matter, but that it is the heart, the character of the person that will determine their place in eternity, and I think that This really echoes what Aristotle's theory of ethics says. It is not the actions but the person who does them that