We have all heard the phrase “WWJD – What Would Jesus Do?”, right?  Of course we have.  And for good reason.  Jesus is the Son of God.  We are commanded to “walk like Jesus did”.  The Bible encourages us to “love like Jesus”.  We are supposed to do our best to be like Jesus Christ.

But how far does that go?

If you are a “good” Christian (I am using generalizations here…), then the “good” Sunday School answer would be that we need to change the whole of our lives to be like Jesus Christ.  But are we really prepared for that?  Should we be?

When deciding where to live in your town … where would Jesus live?

When deciding how big of a house to live in … what kind of house would Jesus live in?

When deciding what type of movies to see… what kind of movies would Jesus see?

What kind of clothes would Jesus wear?  How did Jesus do ministry to the poor?  How would Jesus vote?  What kind of things would Jesus buy?  What would Jesus eat?

Really, how far does this whole Jesus-thing go in our lives?

Granted, we are obviously supposed to do the big, general things from Jesus’ life.  We are called to love like He did and forgive like He did and have compassion like He did and all of that.  Of course.  But do we need to do the other stuff, too?  I mean, Jesus was pretty poor.  Do we need to be poor?  During his years of official ministry, Jesus did not own a house.  Does that mean we cannot own a house?  Really, how far do we take all this stuff?

Honestly, I do not know.  I am still learning and listening and figuring all of this out with the other people here on the Middle Road.

But I have realized this lately: We need to look to the life of Jesus as the foundation for our choices, attitudes, actions, perspectives, philosophies, and lifestyles.

But the question still stands: How far does that go?