So, Do traditional Christians strive to conform wholly to his example?
NO! If they did Christianity would not persist in its deliberate anti-Messiah position against torah. It is impossible for a person to have “received” (accepted) Messiah while rejecting his teachings. Amazingly, however, the world of traditional Christianity has established such rejection as a foundational Christian doctrine! Since such anti-torah traditional Christians are obviously “ashamed” of Messiah’s pro-torah teachings, Messiah may very well be “ashamed” of them when he returns in glory to consummate the promised Messianic Kingdom on earth. The stop sign was used primary to emphasize Mark 8:38 and Luke 9:26. Note that in both of those verses Messiah clearly refers to a FUTURE situation – a future scenario that will not be fulfilled until the second coming of Christ – where those who reject his words, which by the way include his pro-torah words, will suffer shame when he comes in glory to consummate the Kingdom of God on earth.
