Jesus' characteristics

[pokemaughan]

Just curious as to the importance of what Jesus looked like. Does that change the role He has in our lives,or the sacrifice that He made on the cross?

As with any discussion on life, things in it, and how it applies to us- the importance of the matter is in the eye of those who ask and respond.

If Jesus is being falsely portrayed, I'd like to know. And it seems He is. That's wrong, in my opinion.

[Guest man]

If Jesus is being falsely portrayed, I'd like to know. And it seems He is. That's wrong, in my opinion.

Would you like me to show you?

[Openly Curious]

Logically, Jesus would be Semitic in appearance, but we know too well that man invariably makes God in his own image. Black people might want a black Saviour. Jesus has been traditionally portrayed as a white man, but this is only the conceit of European artists. I wonder if Jesus' birth as a Middle Eastern Jew was significant. Couldn't he just as easily been born in Africa or Asia?

No. He had to be born a Jew for, "...salvation is of the Jews."

OC

[pokemaughan]

If Jesus is being falsely portrayed, I'd like to know. And it seems He is. That's wrong, in my opinion.

Would you like me to show you?

The Jesus I've seen looks more like Sir Knight Jesus the Galiant.

[Openly Curious]

Probably rather than worrying about what He looked like, it would be better to simply live like He asked us to live and get to work on the great commission. If you are ministering directly to Jews this will be more of an issue that for those of us who are not. An endless debate on this issue will really not accomplish much lasting value for the kingdom.

oc

[Guest man]

Isaiah 46

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[Guest man]

a picture is a picture--not a god. and we treat it as a picture--not a god.

That would be true if the person in that picture was not called Jesus.

If that picture held no meaning, why are there countless christians who possess one or more of those pictures? If it's just a meaningless image, why will you find that picture in just about every church? And why is always the same image? The ethnicity of the image may be different, but the physical attributes are always the same. Why is that?

One doesn't have to bow down to that image to be guilty of idolatry.

Deuteronomy 4

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[Guest man]

the pictures i have of Jesus have meaning. most definitely they do!

Pictures of a false god. What kind of meaning would they have?

but i don't worship the pictures, i worship Jesus.

If you call that image Jesus, and you worship Jesus, you are worshiping that image.

Close your eyes and think of Christ. What image comes to mind?

i don't get the message you do from that verse, man. we are to be careful to worship only God. if you believe we are not to have pictures of Jesus because of what this verse says, then you must believe we are not to have pictures of any animal or bird or bug or fish, because that is what the verses following this one say. and according to verse 19, we are not even to look up at the stars.

Deuteronomy 4

15

[Gauntlet]

the pictures i have of Jesus have meaning. most definitely they do! but i don't worship the pictures, i worship Jesus.

i don't get the message you do from that verse, man. we are to be careful to worship only God. if you believe we are not to have pictures of Jesus because of what this verse says, then you must believe we are not to have pictures of any animal or bird or bug or fish, because that is what the verses following this one say. and according to verse 19, we are not even to look up at the stars.

take heed. be careful. it's the motivation of the heart that God is speaking about here--not a picture on a wall.

I'm with you on this one, Charitow.

[Shiloh62]

Just curious as to the importance of what Jesus looked like. Does that change the role He has in our lives,or the sacrifice that He made on the cross?

As with any discussion on life, things in it, and how it applies to us- the importance of the matter is in the eye of those who ask and respond.

If Jesus is being falsely portrayed, I'd like to know. And it seems He is. That's wrong, in my opinion.

We probably won't know exactly what Jesus looks like until we see Him again. As humans,we are weak in that we need something tangible to look at to represent who our Saviour is. I'm not sure if any of us can be completely correct in knowing something about His appearance, or that it is really important.How is His appearance going to change your belief about Him? If it does,thats where something is wrong. What is important is that He died on the cross for our sins. I accept Jesus Christ as my personal saviour based on what He did, which was to die on the cross for me,not what He may or may not have looked like.