To Be Like Jesus, We Must First Know Him
For years, Christians have asked a familiar question:
What Would Jesus Do?
It appeared on bracelets, necklaces, youth group walls, and sermon illustrations. The intention was good—to pause, reflect, and choose a Christlike response in everyday life.
But somewhere along the way, the question became shallow.
Too often, WWJD was reduced to a slogan—something we used to justify our own assumptions about Jesus rather than a call to truly know Him. Instead of asking who Jesus actually is, we began answering the question based on who we thought He would be.
And that’s a problem.
Because we cannot follow someone we do not truly know.
We cannot reflect a heart we have never studied.
And we cannot represent Jesus faithfully if we have reshaped Him to fit our culture, politics, fears, or preferences.
Why This Series Exists
This #WWJD Series exists to slow us down and take us back to the beginning—not to behavior first, but to identity first.
Before we ask:
- What would Jesus do?
We must ask:
- Who is Jesus?
- What did He claim about Himself?
- Why did He come?
- What did He do—and why did it matter?
- What does He actually expect of those who follow Him?
- What does His heart reveal about how He treated people, power, suffering, sin, and truth?
This series is not about winning arguments, promoting ideologies, or performing public righteousness.
It is about knowing Christ—so that our lives, words, and responses begin to look like His.
Reclaiming #WWJD
The goal of this series is not to discard WWJD, but to redeem it.
When properly understood, What Would Jesus Do? is not a shortcut to easy answers. It is an invitation into discipleship—into transformation.
Jesus never called people to simply act better.
He called them to follow Him.
And following Him requires knowing:
- His character
- His compassion
- His courage
- His humility
- His truth
- His love
Only then does WWJD become more than a slogan—it becomes a way of life.
What This Series Will Cover
Over the course of this series, we will walk through:
- Who Jesus Is (History, Not Hearsay)
- What Jesus Claimed About Himself
- What Jesus Did—and What It Revealed About Him
- Why Jesus Came to Earth
- What Jesus Expects From Those Who Follow Him
- Becoming Like Jesus by Knowing His Heart and Character
- How Jesus Responded to People and Real-Life Situations
- What “What Would Jesus Do?” Actually Looks Like Today
Each post builds on the last. This is intentional.
Imitation without understanding leads to distortion.
A Gentle Invitation
This series is written for:
- Those who follow Jesus and want to know Him more deeply
- Those who feel uneasy with how Christianity is often represented today
- Those who are curious, skeptical, wounded, or searching
- Those who want truth without hatred and conviction without pride
You don’t need to have all the answers to walk this journey.
You only need a heart willing to learn.
If we truly want to be like Jesus, we must first know who He is.
That is where #WWJD begins again.
Let’s start at the beginning.
Click here for the first post.