BeauJangles Posted May 11, 2019 Group: Royal Member Followers: 43 Topic Count: 229 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 10,900 Content Per Day: 2.92 Reputation: 12,145 Days Won: 68 Joined: 02/13/2014 Status: Offline Birthday: 08/14/1954 Share Posted May 11, 2019 On 5/9/2019 at 8:42 AM, Neighbor said: Has anyone seen the ascended Jesus? Yes, in a dream one time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blood Bought 1953 Posted May 11, 2019 Group: Royal Member Followers: 13 Topic Count: 48 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 6,726 Content Per Day: 2.87 Reputation: 6,258 Days Won: 5 Joined: 12/03/2017 Status: Offline Share Posted May 11, 2019 (edited) The closest thing we get to a description is in Isaiah 53:2b, “He had no beauty or majesty to attract us to Him, nothing in His appearance that we should desire Him.” Oops.... Sorry Appy....did not see where you had already posted this..... Edited May 11, 2019 by Blood Bought 1953 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missmuffet Posted May 11, 2019 Group: Royal Member Followers: 34 Topic Count: 1,992 Topics Per Day: 0.48 Content Count: 48,690 Content Per Day: 11.78 Reputation: 30,343 Days Won: 226 Joined: 01/11/2013 Status: Offline Share Posted May 11, 2019 On 5/9/2019 at 5:58 AM, Tigger56 said: In a recent post from Neighbor under the topic of cults he made mention that one group believed in a different Jesus than the one in the Bible. I appreciated his post because it made me think about the Jesus we all believe in, but with different viewpoints. I wanted to simply share how I picture him as he walked the earth. How do you picture the Lord? How do our different perspectives change how we view Jesus as a man when he walked upon this Earth. What did he look like? What did he truly teach? Should we follow His example above all others? All of these things come to mind when I think about my Lord. I have determined in my life to follow his example and his teachings above all else. But how do you picture him? As for as a different Jesus.... I still find that statement to apply to so much, for instance... his very appearance. So what did he look like? I have seen many pictures of Jesus as an emaciated weakling, or one with a glazed type of look in his eyes. I believe that Jesus when he walked upon this earth as a man was a man. I believe he was muscular and strong. I believe he was one that was of physical and spiritual strength. He was one who could laugh and have joy. I believe he could enjoy some wine and laugh with his disciples around the campfire. I believe he was a man who was tender, kind and innocent but wise beyond his years. He was a man's man but with a kindness about him that drew many unto him. He likely had calloused hands from his years as a carpenter. But hands that were tender unto the hurting. He was a man that could go into a temple and throw out the money changers with a zeal that intimidated the ones that were making God's house a mockery. He, even in his joy, also likely carried an air of burden upon him as he knew why he came unto the earth. He loved all but made friends of some... etc.... So how do you picture Jesus as a man? How do you picture him as you think upon his life? Jesus is the Son of God. He is the second Person in the Holy Trinity. Some do not believe this. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jostler Posted May 11, 2019 Group: Mars Hill Followers: 25 Topic Count: 6 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 2,679 Content Per Day: 1.39 Reputation: 3 Days Won: 16 Joined: 01/19/2019 Status: Offline Share Posted May 11, 2019 (edited) Jhn 1:1-4 ¶ In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things came into being through Him, and apart from Him nothing came into being that has come into being. In Him was life, and the life was the Light of men. _____________ Jhn 1:14 ¶ And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us, and we saw His glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father, full of grace and truth. Edited May 11, 2019 by Jostler 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missmuffet Posted May 11, 2019 Group: Royal Member Followers: 34 Topic Count: 1,992 Topics Per Day: 0.48 Content Count: 48,690 Content Per Day: 11.78 Reputation: 30,343 Days Won: 226 Joined: 01/11/2013 Status: Offline Share Posted May 11, 2019 9 hours ago, nzkev said: Could you show this from scripture for my studies I understand the trinity but bible verses for second person if possible would be great Matthew 28:19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pekoudah Posted May 11, 2019 Group: Advanced Member Followers: 4 Topic Count: 27 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 302 Content Per Day: 0.17 Reputation: 624 Days Won: 1 Joined: 05/04/2019 Status: Offline Share Posted May 11, 2019 (edited) We are indeed presented with 2 opposing Jesus'. When Jesus was tried before Pilate...there was another Jesus there for the people to choose from....his name was Jesus Barabbas. Why Jesus Barabbas? Many of the earlier Greek manuscripts have the full name of Barabbas listed (including his first name...Jesus)...but it was deemed by translators to be too confusing for readers...so eventually the texts were abridged to leave out Barabbas' first name. But what is the significance of Barabbas? Well, first his name is identical to that of Jesus Bar Abba...or..Jesus son of the Father. So we are to choose between 2 seemingly identical Jesus'. Now the people chose to free the one that represents humanity...and condemned the One representing divinity. (people are still doing this) No one wants to identify with and follow a Jesus to the cross. We all just want to be pardoned and set free...like Barabbas. Nobody wants to lose their lives for any reason. So people will choose Barabbas and getting off scott free over being sacrificed. That is unless we love the Lord and the truth. This is reminiscent of Lev.16 and the day of atonement..where there are two goats presented before the people. One for sacrifice (like the real life-giving Jesus)...and the other to be released as an escaped goat (like Barabbas). Will we choose the way of sacrifice...as in giving up our lives for Christ? Or will we choose our own freedom while desiring Jesus just to die for us as if he was OUR sacrificial Lamb...rather than being the Lamb of God? Who will follow the real Jesus through death and into His life? Edited May 11, 2019 by Pekoudah 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turtletwo Posted May 11, 2019 Group: Royal Member Followers: 35 Topic Count: 1,192 Topics Per Day: 0.19 Content Count: 7,264 Content Per Day: 1.18 Reputation: 15,710 Days Won: 194 Joined: 07/15/2007 Status: Offline Share Posted May 11, 2019 On 5/9/2019 at 11:29 AM, appy said: Isaiah 53 : 2 He grew up before him like a tender shoot, and like a root out of dry ground. He had no beauty or majesty to attract us to him, nothing in his appearance that we should desire him. @appy Thanks appy. This is the very scripture that came to mind for me. This wonderful prophetic chapter about Jesus explains that from His outward appearance, He looked like any ordinary Jew. Of course, that was anything but true because He was (and is) God Incarnate.. Hallelujah!! His beauty was from within for He was pure, sinless and perfectly loving. He was the long awaited Messiah. Despite the crowds that followed after Him (partly for the miracles), few of them realized who He REALLY was. “He came unto his own, and his own received him not.” (John 1:11) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jostler Posted May 11, 2019 Group: Mars Hill Followers: 25 Topic Count: 6 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 2,679 Content Per Day: 1.39 Reputation: 3 Days Won: 16 Joined: 01/19/2019 Status: Offline Share Posted May 11, 2019 2 hours ago, Pekoudah said: We are indeed presented with 2 opposing Jesus'. When Jesus was tried before Pilate...there was another Jesus there for the people to choose from....his name was Jesus Barabbas. Why Jesus Barabbas? Many of the earlier Greek manuscripts have the full name of Barabbas listed (including his first name...Jesus)...but it was deemed by translators to be too confusing for readers...so eventually the texts were abridged to leave out Barabbas' first name. But what is the significance of Barabbas? Well, first his name is identical to that of Jesus Bar Abba...or..Jesus son of the Father. So we are to choose between 2 seemingly identical Jesus'. Now the people chose to free the one that represents humanity...and condemned the One representing divinity. (people are still doing this) No one wants to identify with and follow a Jesus to the cross. We all just want tp be pardoned and set free...like Barabbas. So people will choose Barabbas and getting off scott free over being sacrificed. That is unless we love the Lord and the truth. This is reminiscent of Lev.16 and the day of atonement..where there are two goats presented before the people. One for sacrifice (like the real life-giving Jesus)...and the other to be released as an escaped goat (like Barabbas). Will we choose the way of sacrifice...as in giving up our lives for Christ? Or will we choose our own freedom while desiring Jesus just to die for us as if he was OUR sacrificial Lamb...rather than being the Lamb of God? Who will follow the real Jesus through death and into His life? oh my goodness...i so dearly love those little hidden revelations that can be dug out of the text. I had never seen that one but what a perfect picture of the scapegoat and the goat sacrificed in OT temple worship. Thank you very much for sharing that. that's rich. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frienduff thaylorde Posted May 11, 2019 Group: Mars Hill Followers: 17 Topic Count: 18 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 13,256 Content Per Day: 5.32 Reputation: 1 Days Won: 62 Joined: 07/07/2017 Status: Offline Birthday: 03/25/1972 Share Posted May 11, 2019 1 hour ago, turtletwo said: @appy Thanks appy. This is the very scripture that came to mind for me. This wonderful prophetic chapter about Jesus explains that from His outward appearance, He looked like any ordinary Jew. Of course, that was anything but true because He was (and is) God Incarnate.. Hallelujah!! His beauty was from within for He was pure, sinless and perfectly loving. He was the long awaited Messiah. Despite the crowds that followed after Him (partly for the miracles), few of them realized who He REALLY was. “He came unto his own, and his own received him not.” (John 1:11) BUT unto all who do receive HIM , HE has made sons and daughters OF GOD . LIGHT this place up , WITH PRAISES TO OUR ONLY HOPE THE LORD . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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