In Islam the term is called "sunnat" - meaning acts or habits that were carried out by Muhammed. These habits of Muhammed were loved by God.
eg. Muhammed wore a fragrance and dressed to his best especially on Fridays. This is a "SUNNAT" that muslims follow.
Do christians do the same for Jesus?
2007-05-30 23:27:56 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Jesus was an Old Testament Jew, was circumcised, had a Mitzvah, observed Passover, he would have wore a tallit, with a blue tread.
We are not Jews, and we do not observe Jewish practices which pointed forward to Christ coming as the messiah. Our practices (as ordained by Christ) look back to the cross of calvary (e.g. Baptism, Lord's Supper).
2007-05-30 23:44:04 · answer #1 · answered by Brian 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Bible emphasizes that when we follow Jesus the right way, people will know we belong to him because of the "fruit" in our lives -- kindness, justice, mercy, compassion, love, patience, self-control, etc. -- things that are a blessing to all, and never cause trouble for any.
Christians meet together on different days, usually Sunday morning because that is in remembrance of His resurrection from the dead, but in many churches, also on Wednesday nights or other nights of the week.
We also have the custom of the "Lord's Supper" which is another form of remembrance that Jesus commanded us to follow. This is a ceremony where we drink a small sip of wine and take a small taste of unleavened bread, to remember His blood that was spilled so that we could be forgiven, and His body that was broken so that we could be saved.
Another important directive was for new believers to be baptized, or immersed, in water, which showed everyone in the community that the new believer was identifying himself with the burial (under the water) and resurrection (coming up out of the water) of Christ, which means some day they too will die and then be raised again physically, but more importantly it shows that their old life in the flesh is gone, and now they have begun a new life in the Spirit.
But as I said at the first, the majority of the ways and habits of Jesus that we are to follow have to do with living rightly. Micah 6:8 "He has showed you, O man, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God."
Keep seeking...
2007-05-30 23:45:17 · answer #2 · answered by Mhaerie 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ideally, I would say yes. Unfortunately, that is not how it has turned out, for the most part. Now Jesus was described as a poor, wandering prophet (and no doubt worked as a carpenter for his father Joseph before he was called to his spiritual path). Is it REALLY practical for Christians everywhere to do the same? No. At least, not in our present social structure. Of course, not everyone is meant to be a prophet or messiah--it is an often thankless life, and in the case of all the messiah figures in history, one would face life-long persecution, and eventual death (and a bloody, slow one at that), at the hands of their enemies. Remember the stories of Christians being thrown to the lions by the Roman Empire? That actually happened.
I hope I answered your question sufficiently.
2007-05-31 00:51:35 · answer #3 · answered by cl_klavon 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Those who want to follow Jesus have to become ONE with Jesus by being born again. Clothing and cologne have nothing to do with holiness as far as Jesus is concerned. God does not look on the outward man but He looks at our heart.
We can all dress good and look good on the outside. But think about what Jesus called the Pharisees who were EXPERTS at looking good on the outside.
Christianity is a HEART thing... or else... it's not Christianity at all.
Grace and peace to you.
Ps. Larry Lombardi
www.wordoflove.org.nz
2007-05-30 23:36:52 · answer #4 · answered by baronbago 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not sure I really understand the question, but Christians are supposed to model themselves in Jesus' image. But I dont believe it is that specific. Just try to be a good person follow the Bible and commandments and believe Jesus died on the cross. I hope that helps!
2007-05-30 23:33:38 · answer #5 · answered by mph 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Christians are to live the moral and doctrinal teachings of Jesus like the Beatitudes,but no one need mimic Jesus culturally defined personal habits like wandering around,or speaking Aramaic or living in Galilee. We are to initate Christ by Grace in all the situations of our lives. We ask ourselves the question ,"What would Jesus do?"
2007-05-30 23:35:32 · answer #6 · answered by James O 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We (Christians) are taught to be as Christlike as possible... Love no matter how difficult the person, sacrifice oneself...help, be firm, yet honest. Do everything in love, as Jesus did, and make sure that everything that we do is to glorify God. We aren't taught to dress like him or anything. Oh, but as far as outward behavior, we are taught to be baptized in water as Christ was just as an outward show of cleansing.
2007-05-30 23:37:18 · answer #7 · answered by Stranger In My Heart 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Christians are supposed to be on good behavior all the time and we tend to dress up on Sundays. Lately, there have been a lot of places that support "casual Sundays" in there worship halls.
2007-05-30 23:31:50 · answer #8 · answered by tabulator32 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thats the ideal. Just like Americans are supposed to believe in the Constitution.
2007-05-30 23:32:00 · answer #9 · answered by wisemancumth 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We as Christians follow the teachings of Jesus Christ.
2007-05-30 23:30:55 · answer #10 · answered by tracy211968 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋