How is the example of Jesus being followed today?

Answer 1

People follow Jesus because they believe he is the embodiment of God and or Christ. Jesus is often idolized as the perfect example of how all humans should attempt to live their lives. Jesus never sinned and because of this God gave him powers to perform miracles. Therefore, Jesus was a pretty cool dude. Whether you believe Jesus was the son of God, or just someone who embodied his word, he sets an excellent example for our lives. Many Christians and Non-Christians

alike follow him and look towards him for guidance

Answer 2

This is a great question and I am glad that it was asked where anyone can read it. So lets begin:

To answer this question, we need to ask ourselves what was important to Jesus above all else. To know what that is, we need to turn to Matthew 22:34-40:

34 Hearing that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, the Pharisees got together. 35One of them, an expert in the law, tested him with this question: 36"Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?"

37 Jesus replied: " 'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.' 38 This is the first and greatest commandment. 39 And the second is like it: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.' 40 All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments."

Jesus tells us to do two things in a specific order:

1. Love God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.
2. And the second is like it: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.'

So to follow the example of Jesus today, this means that we are to love God first and above all else, and to love others as we love ourselves. This means we are to be interested in other people's well-being as much as our own. If you see a Christian acting like everyone else, doing all the same things, holding all the same prejudices, they are not being very Christ-like because they are not being loving to their neighbor.

In my opinion, there are 4 things that Christians are interested in most (It should probably be in this order.):

1. Loving the God who has saved everyone in the world.
2. Showing the unconditional love that God has shown them to others
3. Wanting others to share in the freedom and fulfillment God gives through faith in Jesus who died and rose again to save us.
4. Molding themselves to become more like Christ so they can better fulfill the first three items in the list.

To verify it, check John 3:16-18.

I think it is important to note that many Christians and non-Christians get caught up in the law of the Old Testament, but never consider these verses while doing so. Jesus Himself says that, "all the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments."