From the time our daughters were young we've been taking them on hikes in the woodland valleys surrounding our home. They have always known that Dad led our little group and that he was the first one to cross the wide creek beds at the base of these valleys. Although they were sometimes impatient, wanting to cross on their own, I would hold their hand and tell them that Dad was finding the safest route and if we carefully watched where he placed his feet we could follow his steps and cross to where he waited for us with outstretched hand.
Over the years the girls learned by obedience (and sometimes by failed experiment, a.k.a. soaked shoes) that their Dad was loving and wise. He was always looking out for their best interests and wanted them to get to the other side.
Jesus has walked ahead of us and left us a path for us to follow because He loves us. We don't have to guess at it because, thanks be to God, we have it written down, so we can know it, study it, understand it, and follow it!
To be a disciple of Christ - a Christian - we MUST follow in His steps! Jesus obeyed His Father's will (John 6:38) and in following His steps we will also obey the Father's will - which is found only in the Bible and nowhere else. We cannot follow after anyone else's made-up doctrine, another creed of men, and think that we are following in Christ's steps. We cannot pick and choose which parts of Christ's steps we want to follow and think that we are following His steps.
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