WWJD

In thinking about the purpose of the Ten Commandments and how they can tell us what God is like and what a perfect life would be like they cannot bring about that perfect life. I was then struck by the WWJD signs and thought that though we may be able to try and do what Jesus would do that would no more bring righteousness than the Ten Commandments can. Jesus did not come to be an example, though He is a great example, He came to be a Saviour. When we try to follow Jesus' example we will run into the same frustrations as trying to live by the Ten Commandments. All that will happen is that we will see our own failure. There are many examples but only one Saviour. It may be a wonderful thing to try to live as Jesus did but He never intended that we try but to trust Him and to receive His righteousness.
I will not go into the whole marketing and exploitation of bracelets and pins and other WWJD items. That will have to be another entry.